Premier League Tottenham to complain to Uefa about racist banner
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The flag was an imitation of the logo from BBC comedy show Only Fools and Horses, with some words modified to form an offensive slogan.
Most people would agree the words 'only jews' and 'pussies' were offensive and had a banner been unfurled like this at a domestic game in England it would have been confiscated by stewards.
Spurs manager Mauricio Pochettino described the banner as "very disrespectful and unacceptable".
The clubs drew 0-0 in Thursday's Europa League match at the Partizan Stadium.
Tottenham officials made Uefa aware of the banner before the break and delegates took photographic evidence after the match.
"The club is aware but I did not see it," said Pochettino. "If this is true, then it is an unacceptable thing,"
Spurs have a historical association with London's Jewish community.
In 2007, Partizan were thrown out of the Uefa Cup and fined for rioting during a first qualifying round first-leg clash at Zrinjski Mostar.
And it was in Serbia two years ago that Tottenham left-back Danny Rose, who did not travel with the Spurs squad for the Europa League tie, was subjected to racial abuse while on England Under-21s duty.
Uefa need to take more punative action.
JB