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New Zealand Football (NZF) said it would contact Fifa about protecting players from racism after the men’s national team abandoned a friendly against Qatar at half-time in protest at an alleged racist slur against one of their players.
New Zealand said a Qatari opponent directed a “significant racist slur” at Michael Boxall, who has Samoan heritage, shortly before the interval. The team said they reported the incident and collectively decided not to take the field after half-time because no official action was taken.
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