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Nice, Juventus and Eintracht Frankfurt have been fined and stadium closures handed out by UEFA after violence and ‘racist behaviour’ at European matches… in which a fan of the Bundesliga club paid an alleged Nazi salute
- UEFA has handed out a number of penalties for recent incidents involving crowd problems
- Eintracht Frankfurt charged with ‘violence and racist behaviour’
- Bundesliga club condemned a fan who appeared to pay a fascist salute
- Ligue 1 club Nice must play next European match in an empty stadium
- Juventus also charged over ‘racist behavior’ by fans at PSG
- A suspended sentence against Marseille has also been activated from June
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Nice, Eintracht Frankfurt and Juventus have all been sanctioned by UEFA for various incidents of violence and ‘racist behaviour’, including alleged Nazi salutes.
Bundesliga club Frankfurt has been accused of ‘damage and racist behaviour’ after a 1-0 win over Marseille in the Champions League on September 13.
They released a statement distancing themselves from the club from what appeared to be a fascist salute from a fan, which was captured on video before the match at the Stade Velodrome.
But that doesn’t stop them from receiving €15,000 [£13,400] fine from UEFA, as well as a suspended partial closure of the stadium and a ban for one match.
In addition, Eintracht was fined €30,000 [£26,800] for ‘setting off fireworks, throwing objects and harming’.
Fans light flares at Champions League match between Marseille and Eintracht Frankfurt earlier this month – both clubs have been punished by UEFA
Opposing fans threw flares and fireworks at each other in the Stade Velodrome
Frankfurt has issued a statement denouncing an alleged Nazi salute by a fan captured on video before the match
Ligue 1 side Nice have been punished for “racisting behaviour, throwing objects, setting off fireworks and disrupting the crowd” during their Europa Conference League games against Cologne on September 8 and Partizan Belgrade on September 15.
Nice has been ordered to play their next European match – against Slovacko on October 6 – behind closed doors and must display a UEFA banner that reads ‘#NoToRacism’.
They are also not allowed to sell away tickets for the return match against Czech Slovacko.
Juventus have been fined €15,000 and a temporary partial closure of the stadium “of at least 1,000 seats” during a “one-year trial”.
That followed “racist behavior” during their Champions League match against Paris Saint-Germain.
The problems at the Marseille-Frankfurt match also led to a suspended sentence against the French club that was handed down by UEFA in June.
They have to play their next Champions League match, on October 4, against Sporting Lisbon, behind closed doors.
Virage Nord’s stand is also closed for their home game against Tottenham on November 1 for “firecrackers, throwing objects, use of laser pointers, crowd disturbance and blocking of public passageways.”
Violence also broke out at the Europa Conference League match between Nice and Cologne