the Champions League anthem - something Vincent
Kompany believes is "a joke".
Vincent Kompany has branded potential UEFA sanctions against
Manchester City for fans booing the Champions League anthem
as "a joke".
Sections of the City support have heckled the pre-match music
in European games by way of a protest against Financial Fair
Play punishments levelled at the club in recent years.
UEFA confirmed an investigation into a potential breach of the
ethics code after the latest incident at the Etihad Stadium prior
to the 2-1 victory over Sevilla last month.
And club captain Kompany considers any measures taken
against the club to be unjust given the incidents of racial abuse
still prevalent in some matches.
A punishment handed down to CSKA Moscow for racist
behaviour prevented City fans from attending the sides' meeting
in Russia last season.
"It's a joke," said Kompany. "We have played many games in
Europe where there has been racial abuse and we have had to
put up with it.
"And there have been times when we have been sanctioned in
the same way as the team that was actually perpetrating those
chants.
"In Moscow we weren't allowed to have any support inside the
stadium – I don't see what our fans did wrong. I have
experienced it as well when I was a kid playing at Anderlecht,
certain games in Europe where you had a lot of racial abuse.
"So in that sense this is not justifiable – there is nothing holy
about the Champions League anthem. If something is
happening and fans are not happy about it, they are allowed to
show their discontent."
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