England Under-21 players Thomas Ince and Steven Caulker have been banned over incidents that took place during their side's win over Serbia in October.
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The pair have been handed one and two match bans respectively.
The England duo, together with four Serbian players, have been banned while two Serbian coaches have been suspended for two years. Serbia will also play their next competitive under-21 match behind closed doors, and they have also been fined £65,000 by UEFA.
The charges relate to nasty scenes following a clash between the two teams in October when England players were allegedly racially abused.
The Football Association has reacted in horror to the suspensions of Caulker and Ince and vowed to fight the decision.
"It is The FA's vehement belief that its players and staff acted correctly in the face of provocation, including racist abuse and missiles being thrown," said FA general secretary Alex Horne.
"We are therefore surprised to see that two of our players have been given suspensions.
"We shall await Uefa's reasoning but it is our intention, at this stage, to support our players and appeal these decisions.
"We are disappointed with the sanctions levied by Uefa with regards to the racist behaviour displayed towards England's players.
"Let's be clear, racism is unacceptable in any form, and should play no part in football. The scenes were deplorable and we do not believe the sanction sends a strong enough message."
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sidyid
"Why are we surprised? FIFA have no balls, never have had and never will have, Serbia is a racist country and should be banned from all international sports, this is not the 1st time that this has happened with them and it won't be the last time."
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