Serbia carry on the fight over ref Brych

A day after being put under investigation by Fifa for complaining about the refereeing of their 2-1 World Cup loss to Switzerland and misbehaviour by fans, Serbia’s football association has filed an official complaint with the sport’s governing body alleging “biased officiating” by referee Feliz Brych.

In a statement yesterday, the Football Association of Serbia said it submitted to Fifa “seven videos that clearly showed tendency in officiating of the referee Brych to the detriment of our national team.”

Serbian officials have complained since Friday’s match in Kaliningrad that their team was not awarded a penalty for a second-half challenge by two Swiss defenders on Aleksandar Mitrovic and that Brych did not consult the Video Assistant Referee about the incident.