Kick It Out: Fourth official at PSG unlikely to work again if guilty of racism

Kick It Out chair Sanjay Bhandari said he hopes UEFA will impose “appropriate sanctions” if the official is found guilty

The Champions League clash between PSG and Istanbul Basaksehir was abandoned after the fourth official was accused of racism. Picture: Francois Mori/AP

The fourth official at the centre of the racism controversy in Tuesday’s aborted Champions League clash between Paris St Germain and Istanbul Basaksehir will struggle to work again if allegations made against him are upheld, according to Kick It Out chair Sanjay Bhandari.

UEFA has announced the appointment of an Ethics and Disciplinary Inspector to look into the events of the Group H encounter, which was abandoned after 13 minutes when both sets of players walked off the pitch in the wake of a red card being shown to Basaksehir assistant manager Pierre Webo.