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Pro-Nazi chants before Ajax match slammed by Croatia leaders

Hajduk Split hosted Ajax in the Europa League on Thursday; Croatian leaders condemned chants for the country's pre-World War II regime heard beforehand.

On air: Gloria Vance and Hank Ledger on BBN This Morning
Published 9:03 AM ET, Friday, October 16, 2026

Photo: HNK Hajduk Split — Photo: West Brom 4ever · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons · altered by BBN

At a glance

First reported by Al Jazeera: “Pro-Nazi chants before Ajax match slammed by Croatia leaders”.
Covered on BBN on Friday, October 16, 2026, at 9:03 AM ET on BBN This Morning, by Gloria Vance and Hank Ledger.
BBN covered this story before: 'Death in Paradise' gets first international adaptation in Croatia (October 13).

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Al JazeeraPro-Nazi chants before Ajax match slammed by Croatia leaders

What BBN said about it

Gloria Vance · World News AnchorIn Split, Croatia, on Thursday, chants praising the country's pre-World War II regime were heard before Hajduk Split hosted Ajax in the Europa League, and Croatian leaders have since condemned them.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorCondemned by whom, and how loudly? Because a statement is easy, and a stadium is big.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorOfficials across the political spectrum spoke out, as Al Jazeera reports.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorFootball bodies have heard this kind of condemnation before, and fans in the stands have too.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThe fans chant, the officials condemn, the match goes on. It's all part of the routine.