Ibrahimovic was taken to task during C3's match in Serbia.
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The Swedish international striker of Bosnian origin Zlatan Ibrahimovic was the subject of racist insults on Thursday in Belgrade during the round of 16 first leg of the Europa League between his team of AC Milan and Etoile red.
On images broadcast by the N1 channel Friday showing the player seated in the stands of the stadium of the Belgrade club, we hear the voice of a man insulting Ibrahimovic on several occasions, qualifying him in particular as "Balija (pejorative name given to the Bosnian Muslims by the Serbian nationalists, ndlr) stinking ”.
Jarring video of Zlatan Ibrahimovic, who is ethnically Bosnian, being harassed and having ethnic slurs spewed at him at the Red Star Belgrade game.
“Balija” is an ethnic slur for Bosniaks that's been used for years by Serb nationalists especially as one of the biggest insults.
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"The Red Star condemns most vigorously the insults addressed to Zlatan Ibrahimovic (...) the Red Star apologizes for what Ibrahimovic experienced in our house," the Serbian club said in a statement quoted by the media. local.
The Red Star will cooperate with the authorities to find out the individual responsible for the incident and insist that he be adequately sanctioned, the club added.
The meeting was in principle played behind closed doors because of the measures in force against the epidemic of the coronavirus.
However, the stadium boxes, located at the top of the west stand, a few hundred seats, were full of people.
These seats are not on sale and are usually reserved for club guests and the press.
Serbian supporters have made a reputation for their violence.
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