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UEFA appeals against sanctions

UEFA has appealed against the sanctions that its own control and disciplinary body imposed on Serbia and England for incidents in an Under-21 match in October.

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Downing Street: 'Not good enough to shake hands and forget about it'

Commenting David Cameron's response to the Serbian racial abuse, a Downing Street spokesman said:

He was appalled by the scenes that we have seen in Serbia.

We are determined to stamp out racism internationally and at home and we are giving our full backing to the FA's complaint on this issue.

Clearly it is for Uefa to investigate this issue but we would expect tough sanctions. If we are going to stamp out racism from football, then it is no good giving derisory fines, as have been handed out in the past.

Referencing an incident in which FIFA president Sepp Blatter implied that a racist incident could be forgotten about with a handshake at the end of a match, the spokesman said:

It is not good enough to say that people should shake hands and forget about it.

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