An ‘utterly disgusted’ UEFA has
heavily slammed England and
Russia over violence of their fans
on Saturday and also warned they
would be disqualified from Euro
2016 if fan violence continues.
ESPN reports that the executive
committee of European football’s
governing body warned the English
Football Association (FA) and the
Russian Football Union (RFS) that
“it will not hesitate to impose
additional sanctions.”
The football body, in a statement,
that both teams faced “the potential
disqualification of their respective
teams” from the tournament in
France.
The statement added: “We urge
both the FA and the RFS to appeal
to their supporters to behave in a
responsible and respectful manner.
“We would also like to publicly
voice our support for the work of
the French authorities and security
forces for their efforts to deliver a
safe and secure tournament in
challenging circumstances.”
The development comes after UEFA
opened disciplinary proceedings
against Russia after crowd trouble
marred Saturday’s 1-1 draw with
England.
The action was in connection with
crowd disturbances, racist
behaviour and fireworks being set
off during the game at the Stade
Velodrome in Marseille.
UEFA has not so far taken any
action against the FA.
UEFA said in a statement that it
expressed “utter disgust for the
violent clashes that occurred in the
city centre of Marseille, and its
serious concern for the incidents at
the end of the match inside Stade
Velodrome.
“This kind of behaviour is totally
unacceptable and has no place in
football.”
Also included in the statement:
“UEFA acknowledges that there
were segregation issues at Stade
Velodrome and will implement
corrective measures to strengthen
the deployment of security
personnel at stadiums, in close
collaboration with local
authorities.”
A fine for Russia is the most likely
punishment, although they could
face a possible points deduction.
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