The Republic of Ireland's Under-21 boss says 'we cannot tolerate this type of behaviour in society and in sport' after an alleged racist remark was made to one of his players.
The Republic of Ireland Under-21s pictured before a friendly against Iceland in March
The Kuwaiti FA said the match was stopped to "protect the players from potential injuries" rather than for racist abuse. "It certainly upset and annoyed a lot of our players. When I found out the details about it, we as a whole group decided that there was no way we're going to play this game.""I do have to commend the level of maturity that our players showed," said Crawford.
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