Macedonian club FC Vardari fined €5,000 over anti‑Albanian chants

FC Vardari anti-Albanian chants fine North Macedonia sports discrimination

Fans of FC Vardari in North Macedonia repeatedly shouted anti‑Albanian slogans during a league match against FC Tikveshi, including calls for "death for Albanians" and references to "gas chambers." The disciplinary commission of the Football Federation of Macedonia imposed a €5,000 fine and ordered the club to play one match behind closed doors.

Human‑rights officials noted that the incidents are part of a broader pattern of nationalist hate speech at sporting events, citing similar chants in recent basketball and football fixtures. The Commission for Prevention and Protection from Discrimination urged sports authorities to adopt stronger monitoring and education measures to curb ethnic hatred in stadiums.

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