Lausanne (AFP)
The UEFA Disciplinary Committee will examine the case of Bulgaria after the match against England marked by monkey shouts and Nazi signs sent by Bulgarian supporters to black English players on 28 October. learned Thursday from the European body.
"The case of Bulgaria will be examined on October 28" by the Disciplinary Committee, told AFP a spokesman for UEFA.
A procedure was opened Tuesday for "racist behavior", because of "Nazi songs and salutes", addressed by the Bulgarian public during the qualifying match at the Euro-2020 won 6-0 Monday night in Sofia by England.
The procedure also concerns "the throwing of objects, disturbances during the national anthem and the broadcast of slow motion on a giant screen".
A group of the public present in the Vassil Levski stadium in Sofia verbally attacked the black players of the English team. Twice, the match had to be interrupted.
On Tuesday, the President of the Bulgarian Federation announced his resignation while London asked UEFA for "stiff punishments".
On the same day, UEFA President Aleksander Ceferin of Slovenia assured that the body was "determined to do everything possible to eliminate" the racism of football, pointing out that its sanctions were "among the most severe".
For a federation, the "minimum" sanction in the event of a racist act is a partial or total private session of the stadium.
UEFA's Disciplinary Committee has recently sentenced Hungary and Romania to an in-camera match due to racist behavior by a part of their supporters.
On Thursday, FIFA President Gianni Infantino pleaded for a worldwide stadium ban for spectators guilty of racist acts.
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