FIFA reconsiders and changes its mind in the Rüdiger case, unexpected announcement

The match against Mexican side Pachuca in the Club World Cup allowed Real Madrid to get back on the winning track. Despite Raúl Asencio's sending off, Xabi Alonso's players showed their commitment to the new coach's tactical guidelines and the promised results have started to arrive.

However, not everything felt positive after that match at Bank of America Stadium. One of the reasons to analyze this match in depth is the aforementioned sending off of Raúl Asencio, an issue that has surely already been addressed behind closed doors in the Madrid camp.

The other reason why the match between Real Madrid and Pachuca is now drawing all the attention is the incident involving Antonio Rüdiger and Gustavo Cabral at the end. Although Brazilian Ramon Abatti had signaled the end of the match, both players confronted each other and soon drew the attention of their respective teammates.

While it is true that this tension quickly dissipated, Antonio Rüdiger pointed out what had happened according to him: Gustavo Cabral had allegedly used a racist expression to refer to the center-back. In response to these claims, FIFA decided to analyze the footage meticulously.

Change of opinion

The first verdict from the International Federation indicated that there was no reason to extend the investigation, so the "case" seemed to be completely closed... at least until now, when FIFA has spoken out again on this matter with a more than unexpected announcement.

Because the tournament's organizing body has reportedly opened a case against Gustavo Cabral in line with those same allegations of the alleged racist comment against Antonio Rüdiger at the end of the match. The information published by Mario Cortegana reveals a radical change in this matter.

Now it remains to be seen how a problem that seemed to be solved will end on FIFA's part. It is still too soon to talk about possible sanctions, given that the investigation has recently been reopened and the analysis of the footage will be a long and complicated process.

There is a lot at stake, after all, so the decision must be fully assured and have direct support from the footage at the end of the clash. In any case, both Real Madrid and Antonio Rüdiger will await the conclusion of this forgettable incident during the Club World Cup with close attention.