Serbia Threatens To Quit Euro Over Offensive Chants

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Serbia have threatened to pull out of Euro 2024 over chanting between Croatia and Albania fans on Wednesday.



Chants could be heard during the 2-2 Group B draw about the killing of Serbians.



The general secretary of the Football Association of Serbia, Jovan Surbatovic, has called for the strongest sanction to be taken.


They have been calls to cancel the credentials of Kosovar journalist, Arlind Sadiku.



Sadiku made a nationalist double-handed eagle gesture towards Serbia fans during the game against England. The gesture mimics the eagle on Albania’s national flag, which can inflame tensions between Serbian nationalists and ethnic Albanians, who make up the vast majority of Kosovo’s population.


In a statement the Serbian FA said it had sent a letter to Uefa general secretary Theodore Theodoridis highlighting the “shameful joint chanting”.



Serbia were fined £12,250 after fans threw objects during the England match.



Serbia and Albania were also fined as fans from both countries displayed banners of nationalist maps, external in their opening matches.



Serbia are in Group C and began the tournament with a 1-0 defeat by England on Sunday.

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