FA launches investigation into Mudryk’s use of racial slur

The Football Association (FA) has launched an investigation over a racial slur made in a Tik-Tok video by new Chelsea signing Mykhailo Mudryk.

The viral clip was posted in July 2022 and was viewed over 214,000 times before being deleted. It featured the Ukraine international using a racial slur while reciting the lyrics to the 2017 ‘Freestyle’ track from U.S. rapper Lil Baby. While Mudryk has since issued an apology through his representatives, The Athletic have revealed that the FA have started looking into the video.

The investigation continues the FA’s strong stance on abusive posts across the board, regardless of when they were posted. Last year, Middlesbrough’s Marc Bola was ordered to complete an education course over homophobic tweets he posted as a 14-year-old, while in 2021, West Ham’s Jarrod Bowen was dealt the same punishment for his use of a racial slur in a tweet posted at 15 years old.

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While the FA’s investigation goes on and with no news as yet of his potential punishment, the 22-year-old will be eligible to feature for Graham Potter’s side when they take on Fulham on Friday, and could be joined by Chelsea new boy Enzo Fernandez.