The general secretary of the Serbian Football Federation, Jovan Surbatovic, demands punishment from the Albanian and Croatian national teams for the insults that arose in the stands during the match they played in last Wednesday.
The Secretary General of the Serbian Federation of Soccer (FSS), Jovan Surbatovic, threatened to withdraw from the national team Euro Cup after the offensive chants against the Serbs in the match Croatia–Albania last Wednesday, in which they tied 2-2 in Group B.
“What happened was scandalous”the federation official denounced to the Serbian channel RTS, specifying that during the Croatia-Albania match on Wednesday shouts of “kill, kill, kill the Serbs”. Surbatovic added that they will ask the UEFA sanctions against those two countries, “even if this means not continuing in the competition”. The UEFA announced on Thursday night the opening of an investigation into this case, it said in a statement.
The organization appointed a disciplinary agent who will examine whether there was behavior on the part of fans “with a racist or discriminatory potential.” According to the statement, they are also investigating the Albanian player Mirlind Daku, whom the media Serbia They are accused of having started chants against the Serbs and Macedonians. Serbia, Albania and Croatia They maintain tense relations, especially as a consequence of the Balkan wars during the 1990s that led to the fragmentation of Yugoslavia.
The Serbian coach did not want to comment
In addition to having clashed with Croatian troops between 1991 and 1995, the then Yugoslav army fought the Albanian minority in the Kosovo war, between 1998 and 1999. After having lost 1-0 to England at its premiere in this Euro Cup, Serbia tied this Thursday 1-1 against Sloveniaanother Balkan country.
“Please ask me questions about the party. I do not want to comment on this issue. I have not read the press and I am not aware of these statements”declared the Serbian coach, Dragan Stojkovicafter being consulted about the words of the president of his federation in the press conference after the game.
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