Such suspension will be lifted if incidents of a similar nature [crowd disturbances] happen inside the stadium at any of the remaining matches of the Russian team during the tournament. The RFU are permitted to appeal the punishments.
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The sanctions against the RFU were outlined in a statement by the independent UEFA body, in which it confirmed: “A suspended disqualification of the Russian national team from UEFA Euro 2016 for the crowd disturbances”.
The police stopped a bus carrying Russians and detained them.
“These verifications have been carried out on the basis of intelligence … leading us to think they were present in Marseille”, said Xavier Lauch, cabinet director of the prefect of the Alpes Maritimes department.
Masked Russia supporters charged at England fans, punching and kicking them, after the final whistle of the 1-1 Group B draw at the Stade Velodrome in Marseille on Saturday.
“We are sure that we are not going to be kicked (out) – there is not going to be any injustice”.
“As the Uefa decision in relation to the Russian team shows, the penalties for individuals and the teams they support could be severe if there is more violence in the days ahead”.
UEFA stressed that its order only applied to trouble inside stadiums where the governing body is responsible for security.
It is the second straight European Championship Russia has been punished for fan conduct. It was also given a suspended points deduction for Euro 2016 qualifying.
The football body had already warned Russian Federation and England it could disqualify them if there was more trouble, but only Russian Federation was penalized for fan behavior. Our supporters have to focus on supporting us’.
She added: “I would conclude by echoing the England captain and manager, who have urged fans to stay out of trouble”.
The police will be at the stadium to help separate fans after Uefa said there were segregation problems at Stade Velodrome.
French police are on high alert in northern Lille as fans from Russia, England and Wales are in town to watch their teams compete in the Euro 2016 tournament.
He said: “We will have a strong police presence with more than 1,200 police officers present in Lens, and you can add 1,200 more with the private security that will be mobilised that day”.
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The Federal Criminal Police Office on Tuesday called for witnesses to submit material via its website at http://www.bka-hinweisportal.de/index.pl?lang=en and said the portal will remain in place for other games at the tournament.
