UEFA's attempts to stamp racism out of the tournament came under the spotlight last night when Croatia were fined less for monkey chants at Mario Balotelli than Nicklas Bendtner was for displaying a sponsored pair of underwear.
The Croatian FA were docked £64,561 for offences which included the racist abuse of Italy striker Balotelli by between 300 and 500 of the country's fans during last Thursday's Group C game in Poznan, which was also dogged by accusations a banana had been thrown onto the field.
The fine was one of the biggest imposed by European football's governing body for racism-related incidents but it was still significantly lower than the £80,524 punishment and one-match ban dished out to Denmark striker Bendtner 24 hours earlier.
Paddy Power have agreed to pay the Dane's fine after he exposed his underpants bearing their logo.