Uefa's head Michel Platini warned any player walking off the pitch because of racist chanting during Euro 2010 would be booked, while Fifa president Sepp Blatter had suggested in 2011 that race - related incidents could be settled with a post-match handshake. (politics.co.uk)
The ban was put in place after there had been three instances of racist chanting at the ground, the first of which was directed at City's Yaya Toure in the same fixture last season. (caughtoffside.com)
But Slutskiy said he was unaware of any such incidents, reiterating the club's insistence that its supporters were not guilty of racist chants. (worldsoccer.com)