FIFA announced this Tuesday (29) that it has initiated disciplinary proceedings against Croatia, through its football federation, the HNS. After all, Croatian fans were responsible for xenophobic insults towards Canadian goalkeeper Milan Borjan. He is of Serbian descent but was born in Croatia.

According to the organization, it took this decision because of the discriminatory and xenophobic behavior of some Croatian fans. specifically during the defeat of the Kockasti (chess in Croatian) by 4 to 1 against the Canucks (the Canadians), last Sunday (27). There were tracks with the same content.

The archer is a Croatian-born Serb and a fugitive from the war that took place in the country between 1991 and 1995. One of the provocations referred to a military operation carried out by Croatian forces. By the way, it was this action that ended the war in the country and influenced the flight of another 200,000 Serbs.

History of the war between Croatia and Serbia

In fact, Borjan’s family was one of them, who later emigrated to Canada. “Knin 95 – nobody runs like Borjan”, was one of the sentences. By the way, it was written on a flag of John Deere, a tractor manufacturer in the United States.

The town of Knin was the headquarters of the Serbian rebels in Croatia. In addition, several of them fled the country on tractors. Goalkeeper Milan Borjan has never hidden his Serbian roots. Indeed, he defended one of the main clubs in the country, Estrela Vermelha, for six years.

Another situation that allegedly angered Croatians is the fact that the archer told some media that he was not born in Croatia. In fact, he would have been born in Republic Srpska.

It is the name of the entity established by the Serbian rebels for the territory they administered. However, he currently belongs to Croatia. The proclamation of the country’s independence took place in 1991.

In this way, he provoked a war with the Serbs who opposed this state. They received support from Serbia and revolted against Zagreb, now the capital of Croatia.

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