FA 'accept' FIFA decision

Senior Football Association figures were tonight said to be “stunned” at FIFA’s decision to let the Spanish authorities escape with a fine and a final warning for the appalling racist abuse of England players in Madrid.

Publicly, the FA accepted FIFA’s announcement that the Spanish Football Federation were to be fined 100,000 Swiss Francs (€64,500) for the misconduct of thousands of their fans at last month’s friendly.