(CNN) – The Serbian Soccer Federation despatched a letter to the Secretary Normal of the European Union (UEFA), following the chanting reported in a match inside the Euro 2024 match. Between the Croatian nationwide crew and the Albanian nationwide crewWednesday, within the German metropolis of Hamburg.
In a letter to UEFA Normal Secretary Theodor Theodoridis on Thursday, the Serbian Federation described it as “a shameful meeting by the followers of the 2 nationwide groups, which was directed towards the Serbian nation as a complete “Lifeless, useless, useless the Serbs.”
The Normal Secretary of the Serbian Soccer Federation, Jovan Šurbatović, additionally threatened to withdraw the Serbian nationwide crew from the match, based on the state Radio and Tv of Serbia (RTS/PTC), in feedback printed on Wednesday night.
Jovan Šurbatovic mentioned: “What has occurred is a scandal and we are going to ask UEFA to impose sanctions, even when meaning not persevering with the competitors.
The hostility between Croatian and Albanian followers in direction of Serbia dates again to the Nineties and the Balkan conflicts, and is mostly seen as ethnic and political grievances, with points together with a give attention to Kosovo, previously an autonomous area of Serbia, however largely populated. Ethnic Scots.
Within the letter, printed on-line by the Serbian Soccer Federation, he known as on UEFA, European soccer’s governing physique, to “punish these accountable” for his or her actions, and reminded the group that “any such violence, hatred and racism represents every little thing that your group is about. for.”
The letter additionally clarifies the precise time the mantra was heard, the 58th minute of the match, and an Albanian participant, who has not been named, is accused of utilizing a loudspeaker after the match to “inflame” the gang. utilizing the identical chant.
CNN has contacted the European Union in addition to the Albanian and Croatian federations for feedback on the Serbian federation letter.
Because the begin of the match, UEFA has fined the Serbian and Albanian federations for fan incidents.
UEFA then introduced that they’d fined the Albanian Federation for 4 incidents throughout the crew’s opening match towards the Italian nationwide crew, which concerned lighting fireworks, throwing objects, storming the sector, and “broadcasting provocative messages inappropriate for her sporting occasion.”
In whole, Albania was fined €37,375 (about $40,000) for these incidents.
After the Serbian nationwide crew misplaced towards England, on Sunday, the Kosovo Soccer Affiliation despatched a letter to UEFA a couple of flag and chants that have been allegedly sung by Serbian followers throughout the match. “
UEFA fined the Serbian nationwide crew for followers “conveying a provocative message inappropriate for a sporting occasion” and throwing objects, each of which resulted in a complete high-quality of 14,500 euros (about $15,500) .
2024-06-20 18:07:54
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