Manager Thomas Tuchel previously conducted a similar protocol review before facing Serbia in Belgrade in September 2025. Uefa guidelines grant match officials the authority to halt play, send squads to the dressing rooms for up to 10 minutes, and ultimately abandon the contest if discriminatory conduct continues. While remaining prepared for potential misconduct, the squad is focused on athletic execution as a win at the Metropolitano stadium secures the top spot in their Nations League group.
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England players will be fully informed on procedural mechanisms for addressing severe abu…: England players will be fully informed on procedural mechanisms for addressing severe abuse before playing in Madrid.
Securing a victory at the Metropolitano stadium will guarantee England the top position i…: Securing a victory at the Metropolitano stadium will guarantee England the top position in their Nations League group.
The squad intends to counter past hostility by relying on physical strength and sporting…: The squad intends to counter past hostility by relying on physical strength and sporting execution on the pitch.
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Tuchel to remind England of anti-racism protocols
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Manager Thomas Tuchel will remind England's players of Uefa's anti-racism protocols before Sunday's Nations League fixture against Spain in Madrid.
The match will be England's first in the Spanish capital since a notorious fixture at Real Madrid's Bernabeu stadium in 2004 which was overshadowed by racist chanting aimed at England players.
The Spanish federation was fined last month and ordered to play their next friendly match with a partial stadium closure after fans sang "Islamophobic and xenophobic" chants about Muslims during a game against Egypt.
"We had a same discussion before the Serbia game [in Belgrade in September 2025]," Tuchel said. "There is a protocol in place.
"Maybe we take our five minutes to inform the players about the protocol if there is a precedent [in Madrid]."
European governing body Uefa, the organiser of the Nations League, has a three-step protocol to handle incidents of discrimination inside stadiums, designed to give referees the power to halt matches, and even abandon games if racist behaviour continues.
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