UEFA has banned Albania’s Mirlind Daku for 2 video games after the ahead led supporters in nationalistic chants following Wednesday’s 2-2 draw with Croatia at Euro 2024.
Daku grabbed a megaphone earlier than becoming a member of in with offensive chants about Serbia and North Macedonia after full-time in Hamburg.
Points persist on the European Championship in Germany, with chants regarding historic political and ethnic tensions within the Balkans area.
“Daku can be banned for a complete of two UEFA consultant workforce competitors matches for which he could be in any other case eligible,” an announcement from European soccer’s governing physique mentioned on Sunday.
“[Daku] didn’t adjust to the overall ideas of conduct, violated the essential guidelines of first rate conduct, used sports activities occasions for manifestations of a non-sporting nature and introduced the game of soccer into disrepute.”
Daku has since apologised for his actions however will miss Monday’s recreation towards Spain in Dusseldorf, the place Albania might e book their place within the knockout levels for the first-ever time with victory.
The Albanian Soccer Affiliation despatched out an announcement to concern an “attraction to all Albanian followers to be extra accountable and keep away from the creation of those completely avoidable incidents and riots”.
Albania’s soccer federation has additionally been fined €47,500 for lighting fireworks, a pitch invasion and transmitting provocative messages not match for a sports activities occasion throughout the identical match.
In the meantime, Croatia had been additionally penalised for lighting and throwing fireworks in the course of the recreation, with UEFA issuing a €28,000 high-quality.
Serbia had already threatened to withdraw from the match over the chanting by Croatia and Albania followers at their match earlier than the Serbia FA condemned “shameful racist behaviour” in a separate assertion.
