For the 2nd time this season, PEI Soccer says it cannot substantiate allegations of racism on the pitch

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For the second time this season, the governing body of amateur football in Prince Edward Island said it was unable to prove that a racial insult was led by one less player. of 18 years against an opponent.

However, following its latest investigation, the Prince Edward Island Soccer Association expressed satisfaction that the two teams involved “showed disrespect for each other. ‘other and for the game in general’.

As a result, the association’s discipline committee ordered players and staff from the top Winsloe Charlottetown Royals and RC United Under-18 teams to take a respect in the sport course. Anyone who does not do so will be ineligible to compete in the league, although the association has yet to set a date for which this restriction will come into effect.

It was the second investigation this season involving allegations of racism by Winsloe’s Under-18 team against the same opposing team.

After the first alleged incident, authorities said they could not find any witnesses who heard what was said.

“We did the educational part by sending out the harassment policy, and the coaches, the clubs, met the teams to say ‘this kind of problem is not allowed according to the code of conduct'”, the executive director of the PEI Soccer Association Peter Wolters said last month.

Then came the second allegation that another insult was directed at a Winsloe player following a clash between two players at the end of a game on June 15 between the same two teams.

Association officials said they would not comment on the decision and both teams had 10 days to appeal.

A spokesperson for the Winsloe Charlottetown Royals said the decision is being reviewed by the team’s board of directors.

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