Russia have been warned that any further trouble by their supporters inside the stadium will see them thrown out of Euro 2016.
There has been widespread condemnation after Russian and English fans clashed in Marseille in the days leading up to their Group B opener.
During the match itself, a flare was launched from the Russian section, and a number of fans invaded the English end.
Russia have been warned that any further trouble by their supporters inside the stadium will see them thrown out of Euro 2016.
There has been widespread condemnation after Russian and English fans clashed in Marseille in the days leading up to their Group B opener.
During the match itself, a flare was launched from the Russian section, and a number of fans invaded the English end.
Russia have now been handed a suspended disqualification by UEFA, as well as a fine of €150,000, with the disciplinary body announcing “a suspended disqualification of the Russian national team from Uefa Euro 2016 for the crowd disturbances.”
The sentence is suspended until the end of the tournament but “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 governing body cannot impose the disqualification for incidents outside of the stadium, as those do not fall under UEFA jurisdiction.