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FA awaiting notice from Serbia of charges

• Still 'no formal communication' received from Serbia • FA taking legal advice and pledge support for players The Football Association is still awaiting formal notice of the charges reportedly levelled at England Under-21 players Steven Caulker and Tom Lees and coach Steve Wigley by...

Robbie Keane left out of Republic of Ireland squad for Greece friendly

• LA Galaxy striker not included in provisional 26-man party • Manager Giovanni Trapattoni plans to 'try out new players' The Republic of Ireland captain Robbie Keane will miss November's friendly against Greece as Giovanni Trapattoni assesses other players. The Los Angeles Galaxy...

Government contacts Serbia over England Under-21 charges

• 'We are investigating full details' – government spokesperson • Caulker, Ince and Wigley reportedly charged by police The British government is in contact with its Serbian counterparts to ascertain the full details regarding potential charges facing two England Under-21 players...

Serbia police charge England players

• Police in Krusevac charge 12 people in all after fracas • Under-21 match marred by allegations of racial abuse The Football Association has vowed to stand by two unnamed England Under-21 players and a member of the coaching staff who were on Tuesday charged by Serbian police over the...

Serbian FA bans players over brawl

• Two players suspended for a year after Euro Under-21 qualifier • Uefa disciplinary panel to decide sanctions on 22 November Two Serbian players involved in a melee at the end of an Under-21 European Championship qualifier with England that also sparked a racism row have been banned...

Serbian FA bans two Under-21 players for a year over England brawl

• Action taken against Nikola Ninkovic and Ognjen Mudrinski • Two staff members have been suspended for two years The Serbian FA (FSS) has banned two of its Under-21 players for a year for their part in the mass brawl at the European Championship qualifier against England. Nikola...

Why Serbia, my country, still cannot condemn racism – on or off the pitch

The scenes at the match against England last week shocked the rest of the football world. But the reaction in Serbia lays bare the contradictions at the nation's very heart Tuesday's football match in Krusevac should have been a regular game. Serbians were more preoccupied with another match, in...

Football's governing bodies must be robust in punishing racism | Observer editorial

As we've seen with the Serbia U21 game and with John Terry, meaningless fines and tolerant clubs will not put an end to this shameful behaviour Last week, during a game between the Serbian and England U21 sides in Krusevac, the English defender Danny Rose was the subject of racist taunts from...

Ignoring racism is a crime in itself – and not limited to Serbia | Daniel Taylor

Serbia's claim that Danny Rose was not racially abused is a crass attempt at denial but English football has no right to feel holier than thou The video is helpfully called "Danny Rose is lying to whom?" and, true, anyone clicking on the Serbian football association's website to watch it may find...