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Serbia threaten to quit Euro 2024 unless UEFA punishes Croatia and Albania over offensive chants

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5578061/2024/06/20/serbia-quit-threat-euro-2024/

Serbia have threatened to quit Euro 2024 if European football’s governing body UEFA fails to punish Albania and Croatia for anti-Serb chants made by their fans during their 2-2 draw on Wednesday.

According to the Football Association of Serbia (FSS), both sets of fans chanted “Kill, kill, kill the Serb” in the second half of the Group B match in Hamburg.

Speaking to Serbian state broadcaster RTS, FSS general secretary Jovan Surbatovic said: “What happened is scandalous and we will ask UEFA for sanctions, even if it means not continuing the competition.

“We are sure they will be punished, because (UEFA) has already responded to our appeal to remove the so-called journalist from Albania from the championship.

“We will demand that UEFA punish both federations. We do not want to participate in that but, if UEFA does not punish them, we will think how we will proceed.”

His comment about the “so-called journalist from Albania” is a reference to a TV reporter from Kosovo who was seen making the double-headed eagle sign towards Serbian fans during their game against England on Sunday.

The gesture, which is made with crossed hands, represents the flag of Greater Albania and has been a source of tension between Albanians and Serbs ever since the break-up of Yugoslavia in the early 1990s. The reporter has been banned from working at the tournament for “misconduct”.

The Albanian FA has also already been fined almost £32,000 by UEFA for the poor behaviour of their fans during their opening game against Italy. The governing body punished them for throwing objects onto the pitch, lighting fireworks, a pitch invasion and “transmitting a provocative message not fit for a sporting event”.

Serbia, however, have also already been sanctioned by UEFA, receiving a fine of just over £12,000 for their fans’ behaviour during the game against England in Gelsenkirchen. They, too, were punished for a “provocative message”, in this case a banner stating Serbia’s historic claim over the predominantly Albanian republic of Kosovo.

Seven Serbian fans were also arrested by police after clashing with their England counterparts before that match, which England won 1-0, and an investigation has been opened by UEFA into reports of racist chanting by Serbian supporters during the game.

Surbatovic tried to downplay these incidents in his interview with RTS, saying: “We were punished for isolated cases and our fans behaved much better than the others.

“One fan was punished for racist insults and we don’t want it to be attributed to others. We Serbs are gentleman and we have an open heart, so I appeal to the fans to remain gentlemen.”

The Croatian Football Federations says they are not aware of any racist or discriminatory chants from Croatia fans during the Albania game.

Serbia play Slovenia in their second Group C match in Munich on Thursday.

The FSS and UEFA have been contacted for comment.

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2 minutes ago, robsblubot said:

And won the WC too (94').

He was a very good DM, no doubt. Xavi was the far more skillful player who.

Dunga was still a very lousy manager tho. 😃

Manager Honours

Internacional

Rio Grande do Sul State League: 2013

Brazil

Copa América: 2007
Olympic Bronze Medal: 2008
FIFA Confederations Cup: 2009
Superclásico de las Américas: 2014

Individual

IFFHS World's Best National Coach: 2007

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7 minutes ago, Vesper said:

Manager Honours

Internacional

Rio Grande do Sul State League: 2013

Brazil

Copa América: 2007
Olympic Bronze Medal: 2008
FIFA Confederations Cup: 2009
Superclásico de las Américas: 2014

Individual

IFFHS World's Best National Coach: 2007

None of it worth mentioning... not even Copa America -- back then it was essentially a single game between Brazil and Argentina. Pretty lousy managers have won Copa América with Brazil.

"Rio Grande do Sul State League: 2013" must be a joke.

His manager career is nonexistent outside of Brazil. Very much like Falcao (former Internacional and Roma player) who tried several times to become a manager.

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33 minutes ago, NikkiCFC said:

It must have been painful for Adolf to see what Jesse Owens did there. 

He was n't.
The famous tap on the knee was because Goebbels said to him "fuhrer it started raining, you will catch a cold if you stay".
He did n't do it because of Owen.
On the contraire it was the Americans who did not invite Owen to the White House.

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44 minutes ago, NikkiCFC said:

In 4 years when they host EURO again. 

How is that ?
You know a home venue counts in football for just a few points in favour of the hosts.
In the old days of football it was different.
In 1976 AEK beat Derby County 2-0 in Athens.
The next day the Grk press said "impossible task for AEK in England - heavy defeat is anticipated".
So much they knew from statistics but AEK won again 3-2.
Now it's different so England will never have a chance.

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20 minutes ago, robsblubot said:

None of it worth mentioning... not even Copa America -- back then it was essentially a single game between Brazil and Argentina. Pretty lousy managers have won Copa América with Brazil.

"Rio Grande do Sul State League: 2013" must be a joke.

His manager career is nonexistent outside of Brazil. Very much like Falcao (former Internacional and Roma player) who tried several times to become a manager.

I would not mind having a 'shit' manager record like that

and you obviously did not follow the Copa America much if you said it was a 2 team race between Brasil and the Argies back then

winners

the Argies went almost 30 years without winning it

1993 to 2021

and those 2 wins were their only Copa finals wins in almost 50 years

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2 1

Baumgartner

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Lampard style goal

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Austria are a great watch, love their attacking free-flowing footie

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pen on Poland

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3 1

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crazy save or it would have been 4 1

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almsot 4 1 again

they are KILLING Poland on the counter

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20 minutes ago, Vesper said:

I would not mind having a 'shit' manager record like that

and you obviously did not follow the Copa America much if you said it was a 2 team race between Brasil and the Argies back then

winners

the Argies went almost 30 years without winning it

1993 to 2021

and those 2 wins were their only Copa finals wins in almost 50 years

I followed Copa América, yes, and Brazilians don't care too much about it for obvious reasons. Often Brazil did not even call up the best players playing in Europe and rather used more local players from the Brasileiro given schedule and whatnot. Euro and Copa América aren't comparable in any way. The biggest challenge in Copa América is usually the traveling, adverse conditions (crowd, pitch), and especially altitude.

It IS a better tourney now because the opposition is better, and the comp is bigger too.

Stand by what I said, Dunga as a manger is essentially non-existent; his managerial career is extremely short for a reason. Maybe Southgate's record will end up similar to Durga's -- it does not take much.

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Poland is finished and I don't know when we will see them again playing any sort of competitive soccer.
Austria is a mini power but naturally they looked better.

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15 minutes ago, robsblubot said:

I followed Copa América, yes, and Brazilians don't care too much about it for obvious reasons. Often Brazil did not even call up the best players playing in Europe and rather used more local players from the Brasileiro given schedule and whatnot. Euro and Copa América aren't comparable in any way. The biggest challenge in Copa América is usually the traveling, adverse conditions (crowd, pitch), and especially altitude.

It IS a better tourney now because the opposition is better, and the comp is bigger too.

Stand by what I said, Dunga as a manger is essentially non-existent; his managerial career is extremely short for a reason. Maybe Southgate's record will end up similar to Durga's -- it does not take much.

he won huge trophies both as a player and a manager

not everyone can be a Pep, or Ancelotti, or Fergie

99 per cent never get within 1000 kilometres

 

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Is Mbappe playing or at least substitute ?

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eeek

Nigel Farage is live on this stream

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