UEFA orders Kosovo to forfeit Nations League game after team walks off. Romania punished for chants
Posted by Dominus-Augustus@reddit | AskBalkans | View on Reddit | 10 comments
What's your thoughts on these decisions:
• Romania is awarded 3-0 victory after the Kosovo team abandons the match. • Romania is fined a total of 128,000 euros ($135,000) for a range of charges relating to “xenophobic anti-Hungarian chants,” "provocative political messages not fit for a sports event,” and disturbing the national anthems.
kruska345@reddit
why did they do anti hungarian chants lmafao
cage_nicolascage@reddit
Because they are football huligans... They don’t reflect the way the majority of the population thinks. Most Romanians have nothing against Hungary nor Hungarians, the same as we have nothing against Kosovars.
HeyVeddy@reddit
I visited Romania recently they have a whole Hungarian region and huge population, which is known, but what isn't known is how casually say that don't get along and blah blah.
Contrast with Croatia Serbia where everyone asks about relations but it's generally fine, no one knows about their relations and you casually hear negative opinions
harvestt77@reddit
They were provoked, I guess 😋
Srki90@reddit
As a Serb I think it’s hilarious. As a soccer fan, I honestly don’t understand why they left the pitch in the 94th minute… sure it was a 0-0 draw but they were the stronger team …they were fishing for the 3-0 to go their way and got a 0-3 instead.
As for the “racism“ this is Eastern European soccer , get a grip on reality.
manfromAUNT@reddit
Osstj7737@reddit
Peak humor
HeyVeddy@reddit
Weak move to end match early like little children. Nothing Romanian fans said could be worse than what they experienced or read online
TeshkoNas@reddit
Honestly, id normally be in agreeance here but the more I think about it, the more I disagree. Soccer hooligans can really be a brain-dead type of person when it comes to bringing politics and nationalism to an event that is meant to be a healthy competition.
I think the last thing the Balkans needs is political shit talking and negative feelings during a soccer match. What we do need is a good display of sportsmanship from the players and singing with rakija after the match from the fans.
Mustafa312@reddit
Kosovo should have just played and finished the match. Regardless of the chants from the stadium, it looked really weak refusing to play. The only exception would have been if they invaded the pitch but they didn’t.