chants and other abuse such as a racist banner inside the stands during his team’s Serbian league victory over Rad on Sunday.
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The referee interfered, and the banner was removed, although the chants continued throughout the game which Partizan won 1-. Consequently, the Serbian Football Association suspended Rad’s stadium in Belgrade until further notice as a result of fans’ behaviour.
The players of these two teams were also involved with a scuffle after the match, as Luiz made an offensive gesture for the Rad supporters once the game. Staff from both the sides broke the fight.
In October 2012, the British government wrote to UEFA to demand “tough sanctions” against Serbia. This became after England U-21 players were racially abused during the match.
For all of the enthusiasm and patriotism shown, fans must understand that outbursts of nationalism and racism is only going to affect football and the country’s reputation.
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