The Football Association of England (FA) opened an investigation into the possible manifestation of racism from the London Chelsea winger and the Ukrainian national team Mykhailo Mudryk.

It is reported by The Athletic.

The reason for the investigation was a video on the TikTok platform, published by a Ukrainian last year.. In it, Mudrik performs the track " В песне больше десяти раз звучит слово "

Mikhail has already apologized for his act, and the video itself, which has been viewed more than 200 thousand times, has been deleted.. However, the Football Association of England took up the matter anyway..

Potentially, the Ukrainian may face punishment - a fine or even disqualification.

Cases of punishment in England for similar incidents have already occurred. For example, in 2021, Manchester United striker Edinson Cavani was suspended for three matches for using the word " The FA launched an investigation and interpreted the player's comment as racism. The Uruguayan was also forced to pay a ?100,000 fine.

This winter, Mudryk joined Chelsea from Shakhtar Donetsk, signing a contract with the Blues until the summer of 2030.. For his transfer, the Pitmen received 70 million euros, another 30 million euros are provided as bonuses.

Mikhail made his debut for the " In this fight, the Ukrainian set a speed record for the season of the English Premier League.

In the next round of the championship, Mudrik and Co will host Fulham in the London derby on February 3. The game starts at 22:00 Kyiv time.