Agency4 March 2014
UEFA has handed a 10-match ban to a Belgian futsal player who made the same 'quenelle' gesture that landed West Brom striker Nicolas Anelka with a five-game suspension.
The difference in the sanction highlights the severity of the European body's minimum ban of 10 games for racist and discriminatory offences - the Football Association and FIFA have a minimum punishment of five games.
The Belgian player, Omar Rahou, made the gesture several times during the UEFA Futsal Euro 2014 tournament when celebrating a goal.
The 'quenelle' is viewed by some in France as having anti-Semitic connotations.
