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UEFA has been informed that there was racist chanting at the Netherlands team training this week and said Friday it will take action if there is a repeat of such abuse.

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Netherlands captain Mark van Bommel has been quoted as complaining about racist chants at one end of the Krakow stadium during a training session that was open to the public on Wednesday.

About 25-thousand spectators attended the session.

"He has heard noises and by moving to the other side, we nipped it in the bud," the Dutch federation said Friday.

Netherlands teammate Ibrahim Afellay told De Telegraaf newspaper that the jeers had "saddened him." However, the Dutch federation said they did not file a complaint to UEFA.

The Dutch were training in Krakow before their Group B opener on Saturday in Ukraine against Denmark.

Racism has emerged as a key issue for the Euro 2012 tournament in Poland and Ukraine.

Lets hope racism doesn't stop play on Saturday.