Serbia Call For Fans At England Game To Behave After Punishment

Serbia person called connected "supporters to nonstop retired an image to nan world that will make america each proud" arsenic they hole to big England successful a World Cup qualifier.

At slightest 15% of Belgrade's Rajko Mitic Stadium will beryllium closed to location fans arsenic a Fifa reward for racist chanting successful a crippled against Andorra.

A connection from nan Serbian FA, external (FSS) said it has been fined much than £600,000 by Fifa and Uefa successful nan past 5 years.

The punishments were for "various prohibited items, insults, and favoritism successful nan stands", it said.

Branko Radujko, nan wide caput of nan FSS, warned Serbia fans successful nan lucifer programme earlier nan England crippled that immoderate transgressions could get them successful much trouble.

"We are still nether typical monitoring of Uefa," he wrote. "Every inappropriate reaction, reproach aliases incident could costs america dearly connected our way to nan USA, Mexico and Canada, including nan anticipation of having to play a decisive lucifer pinch Albania down closed doors.

"That is nan logic I sincerely and earnestly telephone connected you: fto america cheer from nan bosom but fto it beryllium fair. We tin beryllium large but dignified. Let our support beryllium a root of strength, not a consequence for nan nationalist team."

England skipper Harry Kane said: "We had a gathering and discussed nan Uefa protocols that are successful place. We don't for illustration to talk it excessively much. Our attraction is connected nan game. Anything tin hap but we are not reasoning astir that.

"We are prepared to do what Uefa protocols let america to do. I thought we handled it good successful Bulgaria [in 2019]. We are prepared, had a chat and if it [racist abuse] does hap we will beryllium prepared to do what is necessary."

Uefa's three-point protocol asks referees to...

BBC Sport looks astatine nan reasons for Serbia's punishments - and nan history of racism England person faced against Serbian nationalist teams before.

Most of Serbia's caller punishments person been to do pinch Kosovo.

After nan break-up of Yugoslavia successful nan 1990s, Kosovo sought independence.

Serbia responded pinch a sadistic crackdown against taste Albanians that ended successful 1999 aft a Nato bombing run against Serbia.

Kosovo declared independency from Serbia successful February 2008 - but Serbia does not recognise this.

Serbia fans, usually led by ultras groups, singing "Kosovo is nan bosom of Serbia", aliases 1 guidelines yells "Kosovo" and nan different "Serbia".

There are besides derogatory chants against Albanians, Croats and Bosnian Muslims.

Serbia person had galore punishments from some Fifa and Uefa successful caller years. Here is simply a action of those from nan past 3 years

None of nan caller charges are thought to subordinate to racism astir achromatic players.

England Under-21 players person suffered racist maltreatment by Serbia fans connected 2 high-profile occasions.

In 2007, nan FSS was fined £16,000 astatine nan European Championship successful nan Netherlands aft their supporters racially abused England's Nedum Onuoha.

And successful 2012, England defender Danny Rose was sent disconnected for kicking nan shot distant successful guidance to racist chants from nan crowd successful Krusevac during a Euros qualifier.

Rose said he was subjected to monkey chants passim and had stones thrown astatine him.

Andros Townsend besides played successful that crippled and said astir nan rumor connected BBC Radio 5 Live's Monday Night Club.

"Back successful 2013 location wasn't immoderate of that," he said successful narration to Uefa's three-point protocols for racism.

"We were successful shock. We were not expecting it. There were nary protocols successful place. It ended up successful a 22-man melee pinch nan coaching unit and fans climbing complete nan fence. It was an disfigured scene. The crippled has moved connected a batch since then.

"If it does hap [on Tuesday] nan players person agreed to do X, Y and Z and fto nan authorities woody pinch it after."

The Serbian FA's connection added: "The nationalist squad is our pride, we person nary other, and it surely deserves nan support fitting for these important matches.

"We would for illustration to stress nan value and necessity of due behaviour that contributes to creating a affirmative stadium atmosphere.

"Therefore, fto america beryllium agreed successful our emotion for football, support our nationalist squad successful nan correct way, and show respect for nan force and nan nationalist anthem of their country.

"Let nan lucifer pinch England beryllium a ceremony of athletics and respect among rivals and nations."

Radujko added: "Football was calved successful England, but Belgrade must beryllium nan spot wherever nan crippled gets a caller emotion connected 9 September.

"This is our chance to beryllium agreed to punctual ourselves why we emotion shot and really overmuch it intends erstwhile nan full federation breathes arsenic one. This is nan lucifer for points, but besides for pride."

England leader Thomas Tuchel said: "I ever judge successful nan bully and judge we will person a precocious level sporting occasion. I don't want to put a attraction connected it because I judge successful nan beauty of nan athletics and nan beauty of nan game."