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AUSTRIAN forward Marko Arnautovic was banned yesterday for one match at the Euro 2020 for insulting a North Macedonian opponent.
Arnautovic was charged with “insulting another player” under Uefa’s disciplinary rules.
He was accused by the North Macedonian football federation of insulting Ezgjan Alioski. Alioski’s family roots are Albanian. Arnautovic’s father is Serbian and his mother is Austrian.
Arnautovic could have been banned for 10 games if Uefa had found his comments to be racist or insulting based on ethnic origin.
The incident flared after Arnautovic scored Austria’s third goal in a 3-1 victory over North Macedonia on Sunday in Bucharest, Romania. He later apologised on Instagram for “some heated words” and said he was not a racist.
Arnautovic will miss Austria’s game against the Netherlands today in Amsterdam.
