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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...

Video published to discredit Rose

• Six-minute clip aims to discredit Rose's racism claim • England U21 full-back insists he was victim of 'monkey chants' The Serbian Football Association appears to have posted a video on YouTube aimed at discrediting Danny Rose's claim that he was the victim of monkey chants from home...

Serbian FA president issues qualified apology over Under-21 brawl

• Tomislav Karadzic says sorry for his players' behaviour • 'I send an apology… not that I think it was only our fault' The Serbian Football Association president Tomislav Karadzic has apologised for his players' involvement in the ugly scenes at Tuesday's Under-21 match with...

Serbian PM orders racism inquiry

• Ivica Dadic will wait for inquiry before taking action • Serbian FA denies fans racially abused England players Serbia's prime minister has ordered a police investigation into the events at the Under-21 match against England on Tuesday, but said it was too soon to call it a racist...

Nedum Onuoha recalls Serbian racist abuse during England Under-21 game

• Onuoha abused during 2-0 victory over Serbia in 2007 • 'It was probably the toughest 90 minutes of my life' The abuse suffered by Danny Rose was not the first time a black England player has suffered at the hands of Serbian fans. In June 2007, the Under-21s were taking part in the...

Serbia should face international ban only as a last resort | Jonathan Wilson

The Serbian FA must take action if allegations of racism against its players are proven, yet the threat of expulsion from European competition risks further isolationism Before kick-off in Serbia's World Cup qualifier against Belgium in Belgrade on Friday, three journalists independently told me,...

Serbian FA denies racism and brands England's Danny Rose 'vulgar'

• Serbian officials issue angry denial of wrongdoing by fans • Under-21 match ended in brawl involving staff and players • England's Danny Rose suffered racist abuse throughout tie The Serbian Football Association has angrily denied that their fans were guilty of aiming racist...