The Soccer Affiliation is investigating Liverpool goalkeeper Rafaela Borggrafe for allegedly utilizing discriminatory language in the direction of a team-mate.
The incident, which is believed to be an alleged racist comment, befell throughout Liverpool’s pre-season coaching camp.
It isn’t recognized what the phrases have been that Borggrafe is alleged to have mentioned about, or to, the unnamed team-mate.
The 25-year-old joined Liverpool from SC Freiburg in the summertime and has but to make an look, though she performed in pre-season friendlies.
She was not within the squad for Liverpool’s opening weekend defeat by Everton at Anfield however returned to be an unused substitute in Sunday’s 1-0 defeat by Leicester.
Supervisor Gareth Taylor advised BBC Sport following the sport with Everton that Borggrafe’s absence was an “inside challenge” and the membership confirmed she had returned to Germany, lacking a number of coaching periods.
Borggrafe is now again in Merseyside and was set to be concerned in coaching on Friday, having taken half in a session final week.
The membership have adopted FA protocols which implies she will probably be concerned until knowledgeable in any other case by the governing physique.
In an announcement given by the membership, Liverpool mentioned: “LFC is conscious of an alleged use of discriminatory language by an LFC Ladies’s participant.
“The membership has adopted its protocols to the fullest extent and the alleged incident has been reported to the FA, which is conducting an investigation with our full assist.
“We condemn all types of discrimination; it has no place in soccer or society. We’re unable to remark additional whereas the investigation is ongoing.”
BBC Sport has contacted the FA for a remark.
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