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FIFA would arguably find fan chants less difficult to handle, after issuing a public message in the 77th minute calling for a halt to “discriminatory chants and gestures. “Rrahmani says they were audible from the beginning of the night. Vitriol, surely stunned,” he says. They sang the vilest racist songs. “
Among those he says he heard were songs containing the word “Šiptar,” a well-known derogatory term used against Albanians, and a call to the regime and reaction of “Kill, kill, kill Albanians. “Fans also chanted “Kosovo is the center. “of Serbia,” related to his country’s refusal to recognize Kosovo’s independence, he said. “It would start in a corner and the rest of the enthusiasts would pick it up,” Rrahmani said. between Serbia and Albania have erupted, adding the notorious “drone” adjustment in October 2014 when a Euro 2016 qualifier in Belgrade turned into chaos.
Rrahmani described recovering his flag from a collection point after the attack and also saw that the Serbs had returned confiscated pieces. He described being attacked by “seven or 8” Serbian enthusiasts outside the stadium. “They pushed me and said, ‘Fuck you, Šiptar. ‘” he said. “They threw water on me. I tried to escape, but seven or 8 fat guys followed. In the end, I ran to the police, who did nothing. Everything that happened in the night was terrifying. What I hoped would be a smart evening revived all the memories of the afterlife that I thought had disappeared. He said the police had good manners and were reassuring, but he let the organization go.
Serbia is already under investigation by FIFA for displaying a flag showing Kosovo as part of its territory, accompanied by the words “We don’t give up,” in its dressing room before facing Brazil last week. Rrahmani says the flags were visible inside the court.
“The inconsistency of FIFA surprises me,” he said. How on earth in 2022 can you allow enthusiasts in a World Cup stadium to shout about killing the nation?I left feeling marginalized and unwelcome through FIFA.
Rrahmani says this was an anomaly in a different fun at World Cup stadiums. He was born in Kosovo and lives in London; He followed England and Wales to Qatar but attended Friday’s match against Xherdan Shaqiri and Granit Xhaka, Swiss players with Kosovar roots. His purpose in the celebrations at the same match of Russia 2018, forming symbols of Albanian “eagles” with his hands, generated controversy and generated much of the context of the second-half scenes in Doha.
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Xhaka may be investigated for catching his genitals in front of the Serbian bench and other figures on both sides may worry about censorship. An Albanian fan was seen escorted out of the stadium shortly after making the eagle gesture.
FIFA declined to comment on the clients because of disciplinary measures or what Rrahmani described.