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| By: Associated Press |
| Published: December 4, 2005 |
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Hungary's soccer federation said Friday it would take action against referees failing to crack down on racism during league games.
Representatives of Hungary's Jewish community protested this week after anti-Semitic slurs were chanted by Ujpest FC fans during a game against MTK Budapest, which has Hungarian Jewish roots.
The federation, which held a special meeting Friday to deal with the issue, said disciplinary measures against referees failing to react appropriately to racist behavior could include bans from officiating league games.
MTK and national sport authorities claimed the match's referee should have warned fans about the racist slurs and stopped the match if the chants continued.
The federation's disciplinary committee will hold a hearing on Tuesday to rule on any punishments deemed necessary because of the incident. |
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