Slavisa Kokeza, the head of Serbia’s FA, says that Granit Xhaka and Xherdan Shaqiri’s goal celebrations during Switzerland’s win over his country “deserve to be condemned by the whole football world”.
Both players, who are of Kosovan descent, made a double-headed eagle sign with their hands after scoring, representative of the one on the Albanian flag, as Swizerland came from behind to win 2-1 in their World Cup Group E encounter.
The symbol is a controversial one, with Serbia not recognising Kosovo’s independence. Indeed, Shaqiri wore boots with both the Swiss flag and that of Kosovo, having been born in the latter country.