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.
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.
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.
The Football Association and the Ferdinand brothers led a wave of angry reaction tonight to UEFA's fine for Serbia.
There can little doubt over whether Serbia should and will be punished; but it is the level of punishment from UEFA that is important.
UEFA has announced it is to instigate proceedings against England and Serbia following the side's U21's match on Tuesday night.