The European football governing body, UEFA, has handed the Russian team a suspended disqualification until the end of the tournament, which could become a full disqualification should the scenes at Saturday’s match be repeated.
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Russian Federation has been handed a suspended disqualification and fined 150,000 euros ($168,000) by UEFA for the behavior of its fans during a soccer match against England on June 11 at the Euro 2016 tournament.
England’s soccer body faced no disciplinary case after Saturday’s match, though UEFA’s executive committee warned both federations it had separate power to disqualify either for a repeat of violence.
The Russian Football Union have been charged for the offences of crowd disturbances, racist behaviour and use of fireworks inside the ground.
It added Russia would be banned from the tournament if any similar incidents happen inside any stadium at any remaining Russian team matches.
Sports minister Vitaly Mutko told the R-Sport news agency that Russian Federation, who have been chosen to stage the 2018 World Cup, would not appeal against the sanction. There are other fans in these clashes, too.
UEFA’s disciplinary commission warned Russian Federation that it had to bring its fans under control or face expulsion from the championship.
Several hundred English, Russian and French fans squared off for three days over the weekend in Marseille in skirmishes in the city’s narrow central streets.
Alexander Shprygin, who has been photographed giving a Nazi salute as well as with the Russian president Vladimir Putin, tweeted from a bus that was stopped en route to Lille for Russia’s match on Wednesday against Slovakia.
“The Russians were on the ball more and were very good at counterattacks but they left space in defence”, Hamsik said through a translator.
Police intervened after fans starting running in all directions following a detonation of unknown origin, the source told Reuters.
But it would be the only time Russian Federation found the net and soon they could be leaving France because of its team’s failings rather than its fans’ misconduct.
French police “demanded that they get off the bus for document and identification checks”, Lavrov told parliament. Security has been beefed up for the two games, UEFA said.
The Welsh take on England in Lens on Thursday.
Outside O’Malley’s Irish bar, near where much of the worst fighting took place, one group of fans from Albania and France stood side by side enjoying a pre-match drink.
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“We will comply with UEFA’s decision”.
