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Klix: Bosnian football club Borac fined for supporting Russia

March 7, 2023
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Bosnian football club Borac was fined 7.5 thousand convertible marks (the amount is equivalent to more than 300 thousand rubles) for chants and banners in favor of Russia and Serbia, according to Klix

During the 1/8 final of the Bosnian Cup with Rudar, which took place on February 18, the fans of Borac, which is based in the city of Banja Luka (Republika Srpska), sang Ratko Mladic, the one of the Serbian leaders. during the collapse of Yugoslavia, chanted “Kosovo-Serbia” and unfurled the Russian flag with the slogan “Glory to Russia”. Moreover, they showed a banner on which was written: “Kosovo is the seed from which I myself grew, the source from which people came”.

The publication noted that in case of repeated violations, Borac is threatened with holding matches in empty stadiums.

In the match with “Rudar” “Borac” lost on penalties, his performance in the Bosnia and Herzegovina Cup ended.

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