ZURICH (Reuters) - Italian football federation (FIGC) president Carlo Tavecchio is to face a disciplinary investigation by European football's governing body over allegedly racist remarks made during his election campaign, UEFA said on Wednesday.
Tavecchio, who was elected FIGC president last week, made a speech in the run-up to the election in which he referred to a fictitious player he called Opti Poba who, he said, "previously ate bananas and then suddenly becomes a first team player with Lazio."
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