Novinky: concerns in Croatia over Sparta fans’ backing of Karadzic

There are concerns in Croatia about an upcoming soccer game between Dinamo Zagreb and Sparta Prague, after Sparta fans expressed support for the former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic, the Czech news website novinky.cz reported. The Croatian newspaper Vecernji ran a story on Friday about Sparta fans carrying a flag calling on both Karadzic and former Bosnian Serb army commander Ratko Mladic to “hold on!” during a game against Mladá Boleslav earlier this month. A Sparta spokesperson told Vecernji the club had no control over such supporters. The Czech side take on Dinamo Zagreb in the Croatian capital on September 18 in the first leg of a UEFA Cup first round tie.

Author: Ian Willoughby