Albania forward Mirlind Daku has been banned for two games for leading fans in a chorus of “f— Macedonia and f— Serbs” with a megaphone at the European Championship.
Daku and the Albanian Football Federation (FSHF) were both punished over chants which also allegedly included supporters yelling, “Kill, kill, kill the Serb” during a 2-2 draw against Croatia on Wednesday.
Serbia threatened to quit Euro 2024 unless Uefa punished both Albania and Croatia, whose fans were accused of joining in with the abuse.
Daku, who previously represented Kosovo before switching allegiance last year, will now miss his country’s decisive final Group B game against Spain on Monday and potentially a last-16 tie.
The 26-year-old was found guilty of “failing to comply with the general principles of conduct, for violating the basic rules of decent conduct, for using sports events for manifestations of a non-sporting nature and for bringing the sport of football into disrepute”.