[PHOTO COURTESY]North Macedonia's football federation (FFM) has called on UEFA to investigate Austria forward Marko Arnautovic's reaction after he scored during their Euro 2020 match on Sunday. The 32-year-old, who has Serbian background, apologised on Monday for his reaction towards North Macedonia fans but denied he had using racist language towards them. The FFM said Arnautovic's remarks were aimed at North Macedonia's Gjanni Alioski, who has Albanian roots. June 13, 2021 Austria's Marko Arnautovic and North Macedonia's Ezgjan Alioski after the match Pool via REUTERS"The FFM strongly condemns the nationalistic outburst of Austrian player Marko Arnautovic, after a goal scored in yesterday's match, addressed to Ezgjan Alioski," the FFM said on Facebook . "At the same time, we inform you that we have submitted an official letter to UEFA demanding the harshest punishment for Arnautovic.

Source: Standard Digital June 15, 2021 03:56 UTC