Back to the Soccer Newsfeed

'It shouldn't be in this world' - Isak says more needs to be done to fight racism following incident in Romania

Real Sociedad and Sweden forward Alexander Isak says that UEFA needs to further punish those involve in racist incidents, adding that the issue is about much more than getting racism out of football stadiums.

The striker was subjected to racist abuse as Sweden booked their spot at Euro 2020 with a 2-0 win over Romania in November, with the match halted shortly after his 78th-minute introduction because of abuse hurled from the crowd.

Isak, who was booed every time he touched the ball following the stoppage in play, reported the incident to the match referee while adding that he was "incredibly sad" following the incident.