The Helsinki Committee, a human rights NGO, said it had received numerous reports of racist insults from fans after their Vardar club took home the trophy in Cologne on SundaySKOPJE (REPUBLIC OF NORTH MACEDONIA) - North Macedonia handball fans were rebuked Monday for chanting anti-Albanian "hate speech" during celebrations after a Skopje club was crowned European Champions over the weekend. The Helsinki Committee, a human rights NGO, said it had received numerous reports of racist insults from fans after their Vardar club took home the trophy in Cologne on Sunday. Some fans chanted "Gas chamber" and called for a "pure Macedonia", the NGO said. On Monday evening, Stoilov and the crowd also chanted: "Never North, only Macedonia". The victory for Vardar earned the multi-sport club founded in 1961 its second handball European Champions trophy.

Source: Bangkok Post June 03, 2019 22:18 UTC