(Reuters) – The UEFA has announced that Legia Warsaw will not be allowed to have fans at their next five European away games. This decision came after crowd disturbances occurred before their Europa Conference League match at Aston Villa in November. Legia fans were prohibited from attending the match in Birmingham due to clashes with police outside the stadium. The Premier League side then filed a complaint with UEFA regarding the behavior of the club’s supporters.
The UEFA Control, Ethics and Disciplinary Body made the ruling to ban Legia from selling tickets to their away supporters for the next five UEFA games due to crowd disturbances, acts of damage, throwing of objects, and lighting of fireworks. In addition to the ban, the club was fined 100,000 euros ($107,880) and has been instructed to contact Aston Villa within 30 days to settle the damage caused by their supporters.
Furthermore, the Ukrainian FA has been fined 20,000 euros for the racist behavior of their supporters during the Euro 2024 qualifier against Italy. As a result, a partial stadium closure has been ordered for their next home UEFA competition match.
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(Reporting by Anita Kobylinska in Gdansk; Editing by Toby Davis)
