It was after the 1-1 match against Italy in the qualifiers for the U21 European Championship that Manchester United talent Anthony Elanga testified that a player in the opposing team made a racist comment against him.

The Swedish Football Association (SvFF) wrote on its website that it had forwarded the case to the referee and match delegate, and then chose to report the incident to the police.

Shortly afterwards, the European Football Association (UEFA), which is responsible for the qualifiers, announced that it had launched an investigation.

On Monday, however, the news came that they had chosen not to take the matter further to UEFA's disciplinary committee.

“SvFF has taken this very seriously.

It was good and important that both our staff on site and the player acted and told about what happened to the referees and match delegates.

We regret that UEFA does not now choose to take this to its disciplinary committee.

There is no doubt about what the player has perceived and we will appeal the decision ", says Tobias Tibell, General Counsel at the Swedish Football Association.

Elanga is concerned about UEFA's decision.

"Of course I am very disappointed, I know what I heard and what happened.

I hope the appeal can lead to something.

I am grateful for the support I received from my teammates and the association ", says Anthony Elanga.

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Tim Prica saved important points in the European Championship qualifiers.

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