Famous European politician attacked UEFA over Zvezda and said only one thing
The fine imposed by UEFA on Red Star Belgrade, amounting to 95,500 euros, has caused a huge stir in European sports public opinion, and unexpected, but brutally direct support for the red and whites came from Germany.
TL;DR
- UEFA fined Red Star Belgrade 95,500 euros.
- German MEP Thomas Mariusz Frelis criticized UEFA's perceived double standards regarding religious messages versus other promoted causes.
- Frelis suggested UEFA's fines for Christian messages are disproportionate compared to its support for movements like BLM.
- Spanish media reported the fine was due to a choreography of Saint Simeon Nemanja with a religious inscription.
- Red Star Belgrade stated the fine was for pyrotechnics and other technical infringements, not the religious choreography.