Simunic celebrates with fascist Ustasha slogan

[Magda Hassan]

Croatian national team Simunic celebrates with fascist Ustasha slogan

Josip Simunic outraged the Croatian football nation: The former Bundesliga players celebrated the victory of the Croats against Iceland with the old Ustasha greeting, a fascist slogan. The 35-year-old does not regret his gesture that he was a fan of his homeland.

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Croatia players Simunic: "Za Dom - SPREMNI!"


Hamburg - Former Bundesliga soccer player Josip Simunic has after his victory against Iceland Croatian national team in the World Cup playoff catered for ugly scenes. The 35-year-old yelled after the game against the Croatian supporters in Zagreb a fascist Ustasha slogan into the microphone: "Za Dom - SPREMNI", which translates as "For the homeland - ready!" is called. For this purpose he raised his right hand - a gesture of the former Ustasha generals.

The former HSV and Hoffenheim player said, according to Croatian media afterwards: "I've always wanted to do And I do not care if you can punish me I'm a fan of Croatia, my home..." He would not regret his gesture, he said: "All who are upset, should rather study the history I have done nothing wrong.".The Ustashe was founded in 1929 in Croatia nationalist-terrorist secret society that became a fascist movement closer to Fascist Italy and Nazi Germany.
In Croatia, the outrage over Simunic 'behavior is therefore large, newspapers write about a "disgrace." Simunic had "ruined" the joy of the successful qualification for the tournament in Brazil next year.

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