England defender Danny Rose says his family won't go to the World Cup in Russia over fears of being racially abused.
The Russian Football Union was fined 22,000 pounds ($A 39,000) by FIFA last month for racist chances by fans towards France players during a friendly match in St Petersburg, one of the host cities for the tournament.
Danny Rose.
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"I'm not worried for myself," Rose told London's Evening Standard newspaper on Wednesday.
"But I've told my family I don't want them going out there because of racism and anything else that may happen.
"My dad's really upset. I could hear it in his voice. He said he may never get a chance again to come and watch me in a World Cup. That was emotional, hearing that."
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Rose criticised FIFA's fine, saying it was nowhere near enough to be a deterrent.
"A 22,000 pounds fine is disgusting," he added.
"I don't want to sound arrogant but if I had been fined 22,000 – without sounding big-headed – it wouldn't make a difference. A country being fined 22,000 is just laughable."
Rose was racially abused with the England under-21 team in Serbia in 2012, where he faced monkey chants and was hit with stones.
He said England have discussed what to do if they face racist behaviour at the World Cup, and that players had discussed walking off the pitch in such an event.
"Whatever we do here isn't going to change what is happening all around the world," Rose said. "I'm just numb to it now. Nothing is going to change. I just get on with it. It shouldn't be like that but it is.
"Until it actually happens, and under what circumstances, it's hard to say what you'd actually do."
Meanwhile, FIFA president Gianni Infantino has revealed referees will have the power to abandon matches in the World Cup if there are incidents of racism.
Infantino says there are measures in place should anything occur during matches and has warned of "serious consequences".
"In terms of discrimination we will have clear procedures in place, including a three-step process for referees who can stop, suspend or even abandon a match in case of discrimination," he said.
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