article_snippet: A women's international football match between Australia and England, played near a military base in Cyprus, has been overshadowed by claims British soldiers shouted sexist abuse at Australian players throughout the match.
article_snippet: England's FA and the Ministry of Defence are also investigating claims British soldiers shouted sexist abuse at Australian players throughout the match.
article_snippet: The women's international match was marred by reports of abusive comments and behaviour from British soldiers watching on from the stands .
article_snippet: Rachel O'Sullivan, a UK journalist for the Girls on the Ball website, claimed about 10 of the 50 soldiers abused the women at the game in Nicosia, Cyprus on Friday. '
article_snippet: the 50 soldiers were making horrible comments, shouting, whistling,' Ms O'Sullivan said. '
article_snippet: One Australian player, No.6 [Uzunlar], the 50 soldiers were harassing Ms O'Sullivan over and over and over again, throughout the game in Nicosia. '
article_snippet: Servet Uzunlar, pictured in action with Sydney FC, was harassed 'over and over again', according to reports .
article_snippet: Behaviour of the kind described is totally unacceptable and is not tolerated in the Armed Forces where abuse, bullying and discrimination have no place,' a spokesman told the Daily Telegraph. '
highlights_snippet: British soldiers reportedly shouted 'unacceptable' comments at players .