The Polish FA denied racial element between Glik and Walker
Poland's Kamil Glik has squeezed Kyle Walker's neck in a fight between the two halves, and Glik and Harry Maguire were both fined after the incident. FIFA is investigating the incident after England reported to the referees whether something racist had happened.
Polish FA spokesperson Jakub Kwiatkowski told Sky Sports News:
"I have spoken to our players and they totally deny that there was any racism
.
"It was a normal football incident. Passions were running very high. There was some pushing between Glik and Walker at a free-kick. There was a lot of tension and some pushing but no racism.
"We had some discussions with the fourth official about this at half-time and I spoke to the players and they told me there was no racism."
FIFA has confirmed that it has begun an investigation into the incident.
A statement reads: "
FIFA is in the process of analysing the official match reports of the FIFA World Cup qualifier match between Poland and England. The relevant information will be assessed by the competent disciplinary bodies to decide on next steps
."
In the post-match conference, Gareth Southgate spoke about the incident but made no direct allegations of racism.
"
We're getting to grips with what that was
.
There's been a report put in and we need to find out a little bit more about what's happened. At the moment we're still gathering all the evidence so there's no point in me speculating any
further."
Asked about the incident in the post-match press conference, he added:
"We're trying to find out exactly what happened and when we know more then we will let people know."
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