March 7 – UEFA’s investigation into claims of racism towards Liverpool England Under-17 striker Rhian Brewster has failed to find any conclusive evidence.
UEFA acknowledged the allegation was made in good after Liverpool’s UEFA Youth league win over Spartak in December. But following a number of extensive interviews with players and match officials, no-one could corroborate the claim.
Five players from each side plus the match officials were all questioned about the incident, but none could confirm hearing any discriminatory language.
Mironov admitted swearing at Brewster during the Russian club’s 2-0 defeat but denied using racist language. A UEFA statement said: “After concluding his investigation, the inspector found no evidence to corroborate the allegations, which he believed were made in good faith by Rhian Brewster.
“Therefore, the UEFA control, ethics and disciplinary body, following the recommendation of the inspector, established there was no evidence that would legally support sanctioning Leonid Mironov and thus decided to close the disciplinary proceedings.”
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