The disqualification for a player at the European Championships has been made official, an incorrect behavior that has never occurred before in such an important competition.
All sorts of things happen at the European Football Championships in Germany, on the pitch and also on the sidelines. Last Sunday the draw for group A has decidedwith Germany, hosts, and Switzerland, qualified for the round of 16. Scotland eliminated and Hungary, who came third in the group, are currently out, but can also hope for a repechage, given that the best four third-placed teams advance.
Despite the adrenaline on the pitch, the disappointments for the excluded teams and the joy of the teams that went through, what caused an outcry was the decision of the European jury to intervene with a severe penalty against a player from another group. What happened yesterday was incredible, something never seen in such an important competition.
Footballer disqualified for fomenting chants: what happened after yesterday’s match
As mentioned, it was the unsportsmanlike conduct by a playerwho then had to suffer (rightly) the sentence of the European jury, for incorrect behavior, with a two-match ban.
This is the Kosovar footballer, but an Albanian citizen Mirlind Daku, Albania striker, who ended up at the center of the scandal. Came on in the final minutes against Croatia, a match that ended in a draw, Daku played with some nervousness. Euro 2024, Scotland-Hungary 0-1: the report cards and the match scoreboard, the goal arrives in the 100th minute.
Mirlind Daku, the Albanian striker incites fans to sing nationalist chants: two-day ban for him
At the end of the match, instead of returning to the changing rooms, the attacker went to the corner hosting the Albanian fans, holding a megaphone in his hand. At that point, she started chanting anti-Serbia and anti-Macedonia nationalist chants. Euro 2024, Croatia-Albania 2-2: the report cards and the match scoreboard, Gyasula decides at the last second.
Albania has always been in a “political” rivalry with Serbia and North Macedonia, but bringing the friction into a sporting competition was truly in bad taste and incorrect. UEFA, in a note, issued a statement this morning according to which Daku would have been disqualified for two matches for “violation of the basic rules of behavior and the use of a sporting event for another type of event”.
Furthermore, UEFA leaders warn the player for “bringing discredit on the world of football”. In short, Daku made a big deal, and there are no excuses for such behavior. Euro 2024, who are the highest paid coaches of the European Championships? Surprising ranking: monstrous figures.
