Serbia are demanding that UEFA punish Croatia and Albania after accusing their fans of hateful chanting during their Euro 2024 clash in Hamburg.
Jovan Surbatovic, General Secretary of the Football Association of Serbia, said a formal complaint had been submitted, claiming that Croatia and Albania fans chanted "Kill, kill, kill the Serb" during the 2-2 draw.
He even threatened that Serbia, themselves charged by UEFA for incidents during their defeat by England last Saturday, could withdraw from the tournament.
"First of all, I want to thank our fans for their support in the match against England and I hope we will beat Slovenia," Surbatovic was quoted by Serbia's PTC.
"What happened is scandalous and we will ask UEFA for sanctions, even if it means not continuing the competition. If UEFA doesn't punish them, we will think about how to proceed."
On Monday the Serbian Football Association was charged by UEFA after their supporters displayed a banner that "transmitted a provocative message unfit for a sports event" and for throwing objects inside the stadium.
That charge came after the Kosovo Football Federation complained to UEFA about "Serbian fans displaying political, chauvinistic, and racist messages against Kosovo" during their 1-0 defeat by England.
"We were punished for isolated cases and our fans behaved much better than the others," Surbatovic said.
"One fan was punished for racist insults and we don't want it to be attributed to others. We Serbs are gentlemen and we have an open heart."
"Is he the Roy Keane of Serbia?!" - Captain Dusan Tadic is back in the Serbia starting team to face Slovenia after apologising to manager Dragan Stojkovic for his anger at being on the bench against England.
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Meanwhile, Serbia manager Dragan Stojkovic recalled captain Dusan Tadic to the starting lineup against Slovenia on Thursday afternoon after leaving the influential attacking player on the bench until the second half of their Euro 2024 opener against England.
Tadic apologised to the coach and his team-mates for an outburst after being left on the bench in which he reportedly said "I am the captain and leader, the best player of the team and I should be starting."
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