“We are against nationalism, discrimination and all forms of insults and outpourings that are not in the spirit of football and the values we all share. We have sent UEFA an official letter calling for the harshest punishment for Arnautovice,” the Union of Northern Macedonia said.
Arnautovic sealed Austria’s Sunday 3: 1 victory, after a wave of criticism, later apologized for the emotional celebration of the goal and denied the racist swearing at the opponent.
According to the Austrian media, the verdict of the UEFA disciplinary commission, of which the Czech representative Rudolf Řepka is also a member, can be expected on Wednesday at the latest. Just a day before the second appearance of the Austrian footballers in group C at the EURO against the Netherlands.
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After the match, the Austrian Marko Arnautovic and Gjanni Alioski from Northern Macedonia had something to explain …
Alioski said on Tuesday that he had not heard the alleged vulgarity with an anti-Albanian subtext. “The spectators were happy, so I didn’t hear exactly what he was shouting at me. We argued a bit during the match, but that’s normal,” said Leeds United. He spoke right after the match with Arnautovic. “He came to our locker room, shook my hand and apologized. He came as a friend, we talked and said German,” DPA quoted Alioski, who had worked in Switzerland for a long time in the past.