FA COMPLAIN OVER SERBIA MATCHMonday June 18,2007 Julia White for express.co.ukTHE Football Association have sent an official complaint to UEFA following racist abuse directed at England Under-21 players from Serbia fans and players.
Nedum Onuoha was abused by supporters in the first half of England's 2-0 Group B win in Nijmegen and UEFA were forced to make an impromptu anti-racism announcement while play was still going on.
The FA have reported that incident as well as racist abuse in the tunnel, with a statement confirming: "A complaint has also been submitted over the further racist abuse directed at England players by at least one member of the Serbian team in the tunnel after the match." Serbia players were upset when Matt Derbyshire scored while one of their players was down injured, sparking a mass brawl that carried on in the tunnel after the final whistle. Arsenal full-back Justin Hoyte is understood to be a player who was abused in the tunnel, and there were also reports of Serbia players spitting. An FA spokesman said: "We take racism and other forms of discriminatory behaviour extremely seriously and have asked UEFA to investigate these incidents as a matter of urgency. "We will of course co-operate fully with any investigation." |
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