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Young Serbian Goalkeeper Loses FK Sarajevo Place Over Father’s Tribute to Mladić
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Young Serbian Goalkeeper Loses FK Sarajevo Place Over Father’s Tribute to Mladić

From N1 Serbia · () Serbian

Translated from Serbian and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

At a glance

News Official statement Outcome reported
  • FK Sarajevo’s academy dismissed 15-year-old goalkeeper Veljko Vučetić after his father honored former Bosnian Serb commander Ratko Mladić on social media.
  • The academy said it had no place for people who promote convicted war criminals.
  • Vučetić’s father posted a photograph with the message “Thank you for everything, general” and the hashtag #RatkoMladić.

FK Sarajevo’s football academy has ended its cooperation with 15-year-old goalkeeper Veljko Vučetić because of a social-media post made by his father.

The father shared a photograph honoring Ratko Mladić, the former commander of the Army of Republika Srpska and a convicted war criminal. The post carried the message “Thank you for everything, general” alongside the hashtag “#RatkoMladić.”

There is no place in our group for those who promote convicted war criminals.

— FK Sarajevo Football AcademyThe academy explained its decision to end cooperation with the young goalkeeper.

The academy officially informed the public that Vučetić would no longer be part of its group. It said that “there is no place in our group for those who promote convicted war criminals.”

Thank you for everything, general

— Veljko Vučetić’s fatherThe message accompanied his social-media tribute to Ratko Mladić.
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Originally published by N1 Serbia in Serbian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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