UEFA Launches Case Against Montenegro Over Racist Abuse Incident In Match With England

Zeeshan Mehtab Published March 26, 2019 | 05:00 PM

The Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) announced in a press release on Tuesday that it opened disciplinary proceedings against Montenegro after the Euro 2020 qualifiers between Montenegro and England, adding that racist behavior of Montenegrin team supporters was listed among the charges

MOSCOW (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 26th March, 2019) The Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) announced in a press release on Tuesday that it opened disciplinary proceedings against Montenegro after the Euro 2020 qualifiers between Montenegro and England, adding that racist behavior of Montenegrin team supporters was listed among the charges.

"Disciplinary proceedings have been opened following the European Qualifiers group A match between Montenegro and England (1-5), played on 25 March in Montenegro. Charges against Montenegro: .

.. Racist behavior ... The case will be dealt with by the UEFA Control, Ethics and Disciplinary on 16 May," the press release read.

In the second half of the match, played in the Montenegrin capital, supporters of the Montenegrin national football team started singing racist chants. Gareth Southgate, the manager of the English national team, called on UEFA to impose sanctions against Montenegro over the case, while the head coach of the Montenegrin national team insisted that he had not heard any racist chants at all.