FIFA Pro Player Jas Singh Banned After Hitting Out At Racial Slurs

Popular FIFA 20 pro player Jas ‘Jas1875’ Singh has received a ban from an upcoming event for threatening a fellow competitor. However, Singh states that he was “racially insulted” prior to making the threats.

Followers of the FIFA 20 competitive scene will likely be familiar with Jas Singh, who has been around the top players in the world since early 2018, when he signed for fabled esports organization Team Envy reports Dexerto.com

He represented Chelsea in the ePremierLeague 2019, finishing an impressive 3-4th. Singh has since moved to fellow Premier League side West Ham United, representing the Irons since October 2019.

On November 16, Singh was temporarily banned from competing in the FIFA 20 season as a result of violent threats made against other players.

In a Twitter video from November 16, Singh explains his side of the story.

I have been banned from competing at FCC 2 in Bucharest. I was racially insulted by another competitor. My mistake was I retaliated with threats. Please listen to my side of the story. pic.twitter.com/6lzobRPt4K

— Jas Singh (@Jas1875_) November 16, 2019

GoalMachine has received a more serious punishment, seeing him suspended from the next two major tournaments. He was also dropped from AS Roma esports.

On November 16, he posted screenshots on Twitter showing the group chat in which the threats were made by Singh, and the comments were made by Nawid.