FA General Secretary Alex Horne has made a statement following yesterday's events in Serbia.
We have removed the video of the incidents happened after Serbia-England U21 as the imagines have become 'Unavailable'
LONDON. / The FA / Football Association General Statement Alex Horne has made a statement following the events in Serbia on Tuesday night where England Under-21s players were subjected to racial abuse.
“We were shocked and appalled by the disgraceful events that occurred in Serbia last night.
“Our players and staff were subjected to racial abuse, violence as well as missiles being thrown at them throughout the match. What occurred is inexcusable and not acceptable.
“After collating evidence from those present, including an FA crowd advisor, we are making a formal complaint to UEFA today (Wednesday).
“We call on UEFA to take the strongest possible action against the Serbian FA, their supporters and anyone found guilty of being involved in the numerous instances of violence and abuse.
“We have also been in contact with UEFA’s senior executives to express our deep concern at this matter.
“It is also clear that we must defend Danny Rose, who was sent off due to the frustration of being a target of racial abuse.
“FA officials made UEFA officials aware of racist abuse from sections of the crowd aimed at a number of England’s black players at half-time on Tuesday evening.
“This matter was discussed again during a meeting with UEFA after those disgraceful scenes which followed the final whistle.
“No football team should be asked to play in any environment where racial abuse, violence and threatening behaviour is prevalent. We must question the validity of sending a team to Serbia in the future.
“We look forward to UEFA dealing with last night's events as a matter of urgency.”
Under-21s captain Jordan Henderson gives his take on incidents in Krusevac
Jordan Henderson, England Under-21 captain, in the aftermath of the match last night, declared to The FA website:
"Everyone is delighted with the result and going to the Euros, but what happened tonight wasn't nice and is not called for in football.
"There was a lot of racist abuse out there from the stands and a lot going on after the game, which is hard to take for the players.
"The players coped with the abuse really well. It's not nice, they kept their heads and were professional. I thought our players were brilliant and conducted themselves very well.
"The players completely condemn what happened.
"There was also stones, coins and seats getting thrown at us. I didn't understand why Danny Rose was sent off at the end - I didn't see he did anything wrong, other than get abused.
"UEFA must deal with this in the right way."
"The players coped with the abuse really well. It's not nice, they kept their heads and were professional. I thought our players were brilliant and conducted themselves very well.
"The players completely condemn what happened.
"There was also stones, coins and seats getting thrown at us. I didn't understand why Danny Rose was sent off at the end - I didn't see he did anything wrong, other than get abused.
"UEFA must deal with this in the right way."
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