FIFA extends Gianluca Prestianni homophobia ban globally, could miss first two World Cup games

Argentina’s Gianluca Prestianni could miss the opening two matches of this summer’s World Cup after FIFA accepted UEFA’s request to extend his ban for homophobia worldwide.The Benfica forward was involved in an incident with Real Madrid forward Vinicius Junior during a Champions League game in February. Vinicius Jr had alleged that Prestianni had racially abused him, which Prestianni denied on social media. An investigation led to Prestianni being given a six-match suspension for homophobic conduct on April 24.Advertisement