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Russian Federation fined after crowd disturbances

Malta Independent Sunday, 24 June 2012, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago

The Russian football federation was fined €35,000 yesterday for the unruly behaviour of its fans at the team’s final European Championship game, further tarnishing the country’s image after two earlier rounds of sanctions at the tournament.

UEFA said the latest punishment relates to “the setting off and throwing of fireworks by spectators, and displaying of illicit banners” during the Group A match against Greece last Saturday.

It took the total amount of fines handed to the Football Union of Russia (RFS) at Euro 2012 to €185,000. The team was eliminated at the group stage following its 1-0 loss to the Greeks in its third match.

The RFS was fined €120,000 after fans attacked stadium staff in Wroclaw at its first match, against the Czech Republic, before being hit by a €30,000 fine after supporters displayed “illicit” nationalist flags and threw fireworks onto the pitch at the game against Poland.

UEFA also said yesterday it has opened disciplinary proceedings against Portugal’s football federation following the “attempted invasion of the field of play by a fan” at the quarterfinal against the Czech Republic on Thursday. The case will be heard tomorrow.

The English FA was fined €5,000 on Wednesday after two fans committed the same offence in a match against Sweden.

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