Blackburn back Mijailovic’s five-match racism ban

UEFA have been applauded by Blackburn and English football’s anti-racism group Kick It Out for imposing a five-match European ban on Nikola Mijailovic.

Wisla Krakow’s 24-year-old Serbian defender was punished for taunting striker BenniMcCarthy during the UEFACup group game in Poland last week.

Blackburn manager Mark Hughes called for strong action to be taken and got his wish.