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Undercover racism spotters will report to Uefa from England’s Euro 2020 qualifier in Bulgaria.

Undercover racism spotters have been commissioned by Uefa amid heightened abuse fears during England’s Euro 2020 qualifier in Bulgaria, Telegraph Sport understands.

Three plain-clothed observers from the anti-discrimination network Fare will have live communication with the governing body to relay any reports of abuse.

England play the Czech Republic in Prague on Friday and then Bulgaria on Monday at the Vasil Levski national stadium, which will have a reduced capacity by orders of Uefa because of racial abuse during the games against the Czechs and Kosovo in June.

The FA said the players’ agreement was to follow the Uefa protocol that racial abuse is reported first to the referee, who calls for a stadium announcement, and if that fails to solve the problem, the players are taken off the pitch.

However, Tammy Abraham, the Chelsea striker, suggested that if the situation is particularly bad, the team will be led off by captain Harry Kane regardless of the protocol. Such a move would be unprecedented from an England team, although Gareth Southgate has said in the past that the players and staff would be prepared to take matters into their own hands if the situation required it.

The team were abused by fans in March in a Euro 2020 qualifier in Montenegro, for which the hosts were punished by a €20,000 (£18,000) fine and their next game being staged behind closed doors.

A Fare spokesman said: “Unfortunately we can not comment on the presence of our observers before the match for safety reasons as they work anonymously in the stadiums.”

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UEFA with official press release for the founders of the Super League, Juve, Real and Barca

UEFA has decided to terminate disciplinary proceedings against Juventus, Real Madrid and Barcelona “until further notice”.

Juventus, Real Madrid and Barcelona are the only three clubs that have not yet withdrawn from the Super League.

UEFA has threatened to exclude them from the Champions League, but such a thing is claimed that it will not happen, not for now.

A disciplinary procedure has been opened for the founding clubs of the Super League, but UEFA a few moments ago issued an official statement announcing:

“Following the opening of disciplinary proceedings against Barcelona, Juventus and Real Madrid for a violation of the legal framework of UEFA in relation to the so-called ‘Super League’ project, the UEFA Appeals body has decided to terminate the proceedings until another announcement “, it is said in the announcement of UEFA.

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Douglas Costa will complete the transfer to Gremio within 48 hours

Douglas Costa is expected to complete his move to Gremio within 48 hours, said the vice-president of the Brazilian club.

The 30-year-old joined Bayern Munich on loan from Juventus this October, but the Bavarians had informed the Serie A giants that they would not buy the player.

The Brazilian is now expected to return to his former club Gremio on a free transfer.

“Negotiations are underway. Juventus have officially authorized us to make a deal with the player,” Gremio vice-president Marcos Herrmann told Globo Esporte.

“We are waiting for the documentation, which should arrive on Tuesday or Wednesday, and there is enough time to register the player before the deadline. We are optimistic.”

Douglas Costa’s contract with Juventus expires in 2022, but the Bianconeri will end the deal with the Brazilian winger a year ago.