5 hours agoCroatian club rules out player attending Serbian nationalist pages, even against Kosovo
Periskopi(10 months ago)
(10 months ago)The Croatian club, HNK Vukovar 1991, has announced today the interruption of the contract with 18-year-old goalkeeper Srdan Nedic, who was expected to debut in the match against GNK Dinamo Zagreb. The decision came after club leaders were informed that the player had followed the account “Cetnici 1941”, known for content that conflicts with club values. [...]
The Croatian club, HNK Vukovar 1991, has announced today the interruption of the contract with 18-year-old goalkeeper Srdan Nedic, who was expected to debut in the match against GNK Dinamo Zagreb. The decision came after club leaders were informed that the player had followed the account “Cetnici 1941”, known for content that conflicts with club values.
The profile mentioned has 12 posts and 45 followers. The description reads: “The official face of patriotism. Patriotism and love for the king and country. Kosovo Serbia”, written with the Cyrillic alphabet. One of the last posts is a photograph of Serbian General Draza Mihajlovic, leader of the ethnic movement during World War II, writes inex.hr.
“HNK Vukovar 1991 wants to inform the public that, shortly after he was aware of actions that conflict with our values and standards, he has taken immediate measures and has interrupted the contract with player Sredan Nedic”, it is said in their communiqué.
“As a club built on respect, responsibility and integrity, we believe such behavior is unacceptable and does not represent the values we stand for. We apologize to fans, partners, and the public who failed to take all necessary steps at the right time to protect the club's dignity and reputation. Even though we invest great efforts to ensure professional behaviour by all our members, we have no control over their private activities outside the” club.
“HNK Vukovar 1991 remains committed to principles and values that guide it and will react uncompetitively to any case challenging them”, said in the HNK Vukovar report.
Nedic was scheduled to debut for the first team just to challenge Dinamos, which will take place Friday at 9:00 at Maksimir Stadium, for the second round of SuperSport HNL. Dinamo is considered the absolute favorite. In the first round, Dinamo beat Osijek with a score of 2-0, while Vukovar was defeated by Lokomotiva with a score of 1-0.
Vukovar's first goalie, Antonio Dakovic, will not be ready for Dinamo due to serious injury. Nedic was planned as his replacement, but after the incident, he will not be part of the team.
