Mijailovic ban upheld

UEFA have rejected an appeal from Wisla Krakow defender Nikola Mijailovic against the five-match ban he received for racially abusing Blackburn striker Benni McCarthy.

UEFA have rejected an appeal from Wisla Krakow defender Nikola Mijailovic against the five-match ban he received for racially abusing Blackburn striker Benni McCarthy.

Mijailovic, 24, was handed the sanction after an investigation concluded the Serbian was guilty of making racist remarks towards the South African at the end of the UEFA Cup tie between the sides, which Rovers won 2-1, on October 19.

Wisla challenged the decision but, after hearing evidence from both sides, an appeals body upheld the original ban.

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