UEFA will investigate discrimination in Hungary’s Euro 2020 matches Euro2020 News

The European football governing body has said it will open a probe into “potential incidents of discrimination” in Budapest, racializing anti-LGBTQ images and racist chants.

Two UEFA Euro 2020 football matches are being investigated in Hungary for “possible incidents of discrimination”.

The European football governing body said on Sunday that it had “appointed UEFA’s ethics and discipline inspector” to carry out the investigation, without giving details about the incidents.

The anti-discrimination group, which monitors matches against racist incidents and other forms of discrimination, sent a report to UEFA and discussed the matter with officials.

On Saturday, when they drew 1-1 against Hungary in France, Hungarian fans marched to the Puskas Arena displaying a banner calling for them to stop taking the knee in protest of racism.

The French players were abused as they greeted striker Kylian Mbappe with monkey songs as he walked the ball. Striker Karim Benzema was also a target for the fans.

Budapest is the only host for 2020 that allows the entire crowd to play.

Discrimination against LGBT

In Hungary’s first match against Portugal on Tuesday, social media images featured “LMBTQ” banners – Hungarians called Lesbians, Gays, Bisexuals, Transgender and Queer (LGBTQ).

The Hungarian parliament passed the legislation this past week that it prohibits the dissemination of content in schools that promote homosexuality and gender change, amid harsh criticism from human rights groups and opposition parties.

The toughest nationalist prime minister, Viktor Orban, who is facing elections next year, has become increasingly conservative in social policies, as he opposes immigrants and LGBTQ people in a liberal-style liberal government that has deeply divided Hungarians.

For Wednesday’s final and final match in Hungary in Germany, Munich Mayor Dieter Reiter said he would write to UEFA on Sunday to ask permission to light the Allianz Arena rainbow colors as a sign against homophobia and intolerance as teams play on Wednesday.

“This is an important sign of tolerance and equality,” Reiter told the dpa news agency.

Munich City Council has already called for a stadium to lighten the colors of the rainbow in the last 2020 Euro team game to protest against Hungarian LGTBT law.