Ljubisa Tumbakovic pulled out of Friday’s Euro 2020 qualifier against Kosovo.
Montenegro have sacked their Serbian coach Ljubisa Tumbakovic after he pulled out of Friday’s Euro 2020 qualifier against Kosovo, the Montenegro Football Association (FSCG) said on Saturday.
“The FSCG executive board made a unanimous decision to relieve Tumbakovic of his duties after he decided not to be in charge of the national team for the match,” the organisation said in a statement.
“Apart from being an unpleasant surprise, Tumbakovic’s move also constitutes a breach of his professional duties…

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Shaka Hislop calls on UEFA to do more than assessing a monetary fine, following alleged racial abuse directed at England players in Montenegro.
Montenegro have lost their appeal against an order to play their next European competition match behind closed doors as part of sanctions handed out by UEFA for the racist behaviour of their supporters during a match against England in March.
England defender Danny Rose was subjected to monkey chants and Raheem Sterling, scorer of England’s final goal in the 5-1 win, was also targeted, with racist abuse heard throughout the game in Podgorica on March 25.
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Gareth Southgate is deepy saddened after hearing monkey chants directed at his players during England’s Euro 2020 qualifying match against Montenegro.

Callum Hudson-Odoi calls on UEFA to take action and condemns the fans responsible for the monkey chants he heard during England’s win over Montenegro.

Shaka Hislop calls on UEFA to do more than assessing a monetary fine, following alleged racial abuse directed at England players in Montenegro.
UEFA has ordered Montenegro to play their next home game behind closed doors after England players were racially abused in a European Championship qualifier last month.
As an additional part of the punishment, the Montenegro FA has been ordered to display a banner that shows the UEFA logo and the words “#EqualGame” at the next match they host.
The racism charge stems from England’s 5-1 thrashing of Montenegro when Danny Rose was a target of racist abuse from the home supporters and Three Lions’…

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Gareth Southgate is deepy saddened after hearing monkey chants directed at his players during England’s Euro 2020 qualifying match against Montenegro.

Callum Hudson-Odoi calls on UEFA to take action and condemns the fans responsible for the monkey chants he heard during England’s win over Montenegro.

Shaka Hislop calls on UEFA to do more than assessing a monetary fine, following alleged racial abuse directed at England players in Montenegro.
England defender Danny Rose said he was at a loss for words, but not surprised after UEFA handed down a one-match ban to Montenegro for their fans racist abuse of Three Lions players.

UEFA ordered Montenegro to play their next home game against Kosovo on June 7, behind closed doors following racism charges that emerged during England’s 5-1 thrashing of Montenegro in a European qualifier in March.
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As an additional part of the punishment, the Montenegro FA has been ordered to display…

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Under heavy questions from English journalists, Montenegro manager Ljubisa Tumbakovic says he did not hear any racist chanting and doesn’t know why he should comment on the matter.

Gareth Southgate is deepy saddened after hearing monkey chants directed at his players during England’s Euro 2020 qualifying match against Montenegro.

Callum Hudson-Odoi calls on UEFA to take action and condemns the fans responsible for the monkey chants he heard during England’s win over Montenegro.

Shaka Hislop calls on UEFA to do more than assessing a monetary fine, following alleged racial abuse directed at England players in Montenegro.
UEFA have charged Montenegro following the racist chants directed at England players in Monday’s Euro 2020 qualifying match.
Callum Hudson-Odoi said he heard monkey chants during England’s 5-1 victory, while Raheem Sterling and England coach Gareth Southgate said they heard abuse directed towards left-back Danny Rose.
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UEFA have clarified to ESPN they believe this is Montenegro’s first offence relating to racist chanting and as such, the minimum punishment if found guilty is a partial…

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