Liverpool’s Borggrafe investigated over racism claim

Rafaela Borggrafe, a Liverpool goalkeeper, is facing disciplinary action from the Football Association for allegedly using racist language against a teammate.

During Liverpool’s pre-season training camp, an alleged racist remark is said to have caused the incident.

Borggrafe is said to have said something about, or to, the unnamed team-mate, but it is unknown what those words were.

The 25-year-old, who played in pre-season friendlies before joining Liverpool from SC Freiburg, has not yet made an appearance.

She made a return to the Liverpool starting lineup for the 1-0 defeat by Leicester on Sunday despite missing out on the first-half defeat by Everton at Anfield.

Following the game against Everton, Everton manager Gareth Taylor informed BBC Sport that Borggrafe had returned to Germany after missing several training sessions.

After participating in a session last week, Borggrafe is now back in Merseyside and is scheduled to start training on Friday.

She will be involved unless otherwise requested by the governing body because the club have adhered to FA regulations.

Liverpool said in a statement from the club that: “LFC is aware of an alleged use of discriminatory language by a LFC Women’s player.

The FA, which is looking into the incident with our full support, has been informed that the club has fully adhered to its protocols, and the club has been doing so.

We oppose discrimination in all forms, saying it is unacceptable in both society and football. While the investigation is pending, we are unable to make further comments.