UEFA fines Croatia €150k for racist fan chants at Nations League finals

July 26 – The Croatian FA has been fined €150,000 for offensive chants and disorder by fans at the Nations League Finals last month.

In a further punishment, UEFA said Croatia fans cannot be sold tickets for the team’s next competitive away game – a European Championship qualifier in Armenia on September 11.

A provisional sanction of playing a competitive home game in an empty stadium was deferred for a two-year probationary period.

UEFA said its disciplinary panel combined incidents at Croatia’s games at the Nations League mini-tournament in the Netherlands against the host and in the final against Spain.

UEFA has also charged and fined Romania with “racist behaviour” by fans during an under-21 Euros game against Ukraine.

The Romanian federation was also charged with “transmitting provocative messages of an offensive and of a political nature.”

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