2024-06-20
Jovan SurbatovicGeneral Secretary Serbian Football AssociationOn Thursday, he threatened to pull his team out of the EuroCup due to chants from a section of fans who faced a fight. Croatia Already Albania And among the chanters “Kill the Serb”.
Speaking to Serbian state broadcaster RTS, Surbatovic asked UEFA to accept a sanction “Severe” or, otherwise, Serbia will take action against the confederations of the Croatian and Albanian national teams.
“What happened is scandalous, even if the competition does not continue, we will ask UEFA for sanctions. We will demand that UEFA sanction the federations of both teams. If UEFA does not punish them, we will think about how we will act,” Surbatovic said.
Serbia Penalty has already been imposed UEFA with 12,550 lbs After their fans threw things during the match England. And, like Albania, fans from both countries displayed nationalist map banners, which allowed it too.
“We were sanctioned for isolated cases and our fans behaved better than others. A fan was punished for a racist insult and we don't want that to be attributed to others. We, the Erberians, are gentlemen, we have an open heart, so I ask the fans to continue to be gentlemen,” he concluded.
In the end Serbia decided to stay and play their match against Slovenia, but the precedent had already been set.
