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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
Sport
Royce Kurmelovs

Football Australia under pressure to issue lifetime bans for Sydney United fans who made Nazi salute

Sydney United FC v Macarthur FC
The crowd at the Sydney United 58 v Macarthur FC match in Sydney on Saturday night. Photograph: Steven Markham/Speed Media/Shutterstock

Football Australia is trawling through video footage of the crowd at Saturday night’s Australia Cup final after some Sydney United 58 fans “displayed the Hitler salute”.

The New South Wales Jewish Board of Deputies has called for the fans who displayed Nazi symbols and salutes at the match to be given lifetime bans.

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