Serbian national team threatens to quit Euro 2024 after football fan chant scandal

Serbia national football team

During the match between the national teams of Albania and Croatia, fans shouted offensive slogans which can be translated as "Kill the Serb!"

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Chief of the Serbian Football Association, Jovan Surbatovic, threatened to withdraw from the tournament if UEFA does not punish fans for chanting.

"What happened is a scandal, and we will ask UEFA to sanction these fans, even at the cost of not continuing the competition."

In the first round of the tournament, Serbia lost to England (0:1). The team will play against Slovenia today, June 20.

As a reminder, Russian TV showed Georgian fans singing "Putin khuylo!" at the Euro 2024 match.

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Section: Life

Author: Владислав Литнарович