Canadian goalkeeper Milan Borjan has had a difficult evening. Not only did his team lose 4-1 to Croatia at the World Cup in Qatar, he himself was exposed to severe hostilities. His cell phone number will be published in advance.
Insults from the ranks, a leaked telephone number and a poster referring to a dark era of the war: Canadian goalkeeper Milan Borjan, son of Serbian parents, faced a great deal of hostility in the 4-1 loss to Croatia on Sunday.
Apparently Borjan's mobile number was leaked before the game, which led to thousands of not exactly friendly messages, as the keeper reported. "That alone says a lot about who these people are. I wish Croatia all the best," said the 35-year-old, as reported by the British "Daily Mail", among others. A poster was also displayed in the stadium, alluding to Operation Oluja (Storm) in the Croatian War.
The background is that Borjan was born in Knin, which was initially seized by the Serbs after the collapse of Yugoslavia, while the Croatian residents were expelled. War crimes are said to have taken place. In 1995 the city was retaken from the Croats. Borjan first fled to Belgrade with his parents, then moved to Canada. "Nothing works like Borjan," said the poster. In addition, there should have been insulting chants from the ranks against the keeper.
"It shows how primitive people are. I don't want to comment on that. They should work on themselves and their families because they are obviously frustrated," said Borjan, who is under contract in Serbia at former European Cup winners Red Star Belgrade. In the past, he himself had caused controversy with controversial interviews, saying that his place of birth was not Croatian. For example, he said: "I wasn't born in Croatia, but in Krajina, in Dalmatia. That was a Serbian place."
