Racist chants were heard Thursday evening in the stadium of the Hungarian capital. Boris Johnson, the British Prime Minister, denounced the behavior “totally unbearable”. Similar incidents had already taken place in the country during Euro football this summer.
Certainly, the Hungarian ultras do not miss an opportunity. Several British media, such as the BBC and Sky News, reported racist chants on Thursday evening, during the 2022 World Cup qualifying match between Hungary and England in Budapest (won 4-0 by the Three Lions).
The insults reportedly targeted two black players, Jude Bellingham and Raheem Sterling. Behavior “Totally unacceptable”, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson reacted this Friday morning in a published message on Twitter. The leader urges Fifa to “Take strong action against those responsible to ensure that this kind of shameful behavior is eradicated for good.”
Already sanctions in July
Already in July, the Hungarian Football Federation had been sanctioned for the racist and homophobic insults uttered by Hungarian supporters during the Euro: three games behind closed doors (one of which was suspended) and a fine of 100,000 euros for the “Discriminatory behavior of its supporters”. But, obviously, the message did not get through: insults had been heard during the match against the France team, in particular against Paul Pogba and N’Golo Kanté, and homophobic signs were brandished during the match against Portugal. .
Even before the start of the match, Thursday evening, the Hungarian stands set the tone for the evening by booing copiously the English players who put one knee to the ground against racism. There were then numerous throws of projectiles at each of the four English goals. “A brilliant victory in an unacceptable atmosphere”, tweeted England midfielder Jack Grealish, who pretended to drink one of the cups in response to hostility from Hungarian supporters. And, finally, these racist insults noted by the British media.
“I didn’t hear that, England captain Harry Kane said after the match. I’ll talk to the guys and see if they heard anything. If this is the case, we will have to report it to UEFA, as the regulations allow, and I hope that the body will show firmness. ”
Especially since this is not the first time that English players are victims of racist insults, and even harassment. Three of them, Marcus Rashford, Jadon Sancho and Bukayo Saka, had suffered an absolutely unbearable online hate campaign following the Euro final loss to Italy, simply for missing theirs. shots. Boris Johnson had already wanted to be firm in the face of the outrage aroused by these behaviors, and promised to ban the supporters in question from stadium.
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