FIFA has extended the six-match UEFA ban on Benfica player Gianluca Prestianni to have worldwide effect, following an incident involving discriminatory conduct.

Slovenian referee Slavko Vinčić faces a challenging task officiating a match in Madrid, following a recent racist incident involving Vinicius Junior and Gianluca Prestianni.

Footballer Gianluca Prestianni's World Cup aspirations have been ended after his UEFA ban for admitting to homophobic language during an incident with Vinicius Jr was extended globally.

In the alleged racism case involving Vinicius, Gianluca Prestianni presented a defense claiming he provoked Vinicius with a homophobic term, not a racist one.

U 27. kolu portugalske Primeira lige Benfica je ubjedljivo savladala Vitoriju Guimaraes rezultatom 3:0. Strijelci su bili Gianluca Prestianni, Vangeli

Benfica winger Gianluca Prestianni has reportedly told UEFA that he called Real Madrid's Vinicius Jr a homophobic slur, not a racist insult, as UEFA investigates the allegations.