World Cup 2022: Fifa opens disciplinary lawsuits towards Serbia over controversial Kosovo flag

 

World Cup 2022: Fifa opens disciplinary lawsuits towards Serbia over controversial Kosovo flag

Fifa has opened disciplinary complaints in opposition to Serbia's soccer affiliation after its crew hung a controversial flag depicting Kosovo in their dressing room prior to their World Cup defeat with the aid of Brazil.
The flag showed an define of Kosovo stuffed with the Serbia flag, with the phrases 'no surrender'.

Tensions are walking excessive between ethnic Serbs and the Albanian-led authorities in Kosovo, amid fears violence may want to flare up again, 23 years after the Kosovo war.
Kosovo declared independence from Serbia in 2008 however Serbia - an ally of Russia - does no longer recognize it as an unbiased country.
On Friday, the Football Federation of Kosovo (FFK) submitted a criticism to Fifa, football's world governing body, over Serbia's "chauvinistic rhetoric".
In a statement, it said: "Such acts of chauvinism have no area in a sports activities event, and even much less inner the amenities where the largest tournament of world soccer takes place, consequently FFK, as an equal member with all different participants of Fifa, needs from this organization to undertake sanctioning measures in opposition to movements that incite hatred between peoples and are towards human values."
It added: "It is unacceptable for this act to omit in silence, consequently we strongly request that Fifa strictly put in force its guidelines and punish the soccer federation of Serbia for this aggressive motion and towards the values ​​that soccer conveys."
Kosovo's sports activities minister, Hajrulla Ceku, stated it anticipated "concrete actions" from Fifa towards Serbia's "hateful, xenophobic and genocidal messages".

When requested about the controversy in a press convention on Sunday earlier than their tie with Cameroon, Serbia instruct Dragan Stojkovic said: "Next question. No comment".
Fifa's lawsuits have been opened on the foundation of article eleven of the Fifa disciplinary code, which is "offensive behaviour and violation of the concepts of truthful play" and consists of "using a sports activities tournament for demonstrations of a non-sporting nature", as properly as article 4 of the guidelines for the 2022 World Cup which refers to team's obligations at the tournament.
Kosovo was once customary into Uefa and Fifa in 2016 however underneath Uefa rules, Serbia and Kosovo can no longer play every different in World Cup qualifying due to the fact of the tensions between the two countries.
Serbia had been crushed 2-0 with the aid of Brazil in their World Cup opener in Qatar on Thursday, and play Cameroon in their subsequent Group G fixture on Monday.
Kosovo did no longer qualify for the World Cup.

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