Italy, France and the Fifa World Cup
If any player, association or club official or spectator perpetrates any kind of discriminatory or contemptuous act as described by par. 1 and/or 2 of this article, three points will automatically be deducted from the team concerned, if identifiable, after the first offence. In the case of a second offence, six points will automatically be deducted, and for a further offence, the team will be relegated. In the case of matches without points, the team concerned, if identifiable, will be disqualified.
This is what the ‘Amendment to article 55 of the FIFA Disciplinary Code’ says. And if Italy’s Materazzi is found guilty of breaking this code… You know what can happen!
