Russia have been handed a final warning from UEFA with a 'suspended disqualification' from Euro 2016 imposed for their supporters' disorder during Saturday's 1-1 draw with England in Marseille.
Any further instances of crowd disturbance
inside stadiums at Russia's matches this summer would see them thrown out of
the tournament after the Russian Football Union (RFU) were charged with crowd
disturbances, use of fireworks and racist behaviour.
However, the suspended sanction only applies to
the trouble inside the stadium. The RFU are permitted to appeal the punishments
but have already indicated they do not intend to
European football's governing body have also
issued the Russians with a £119,000 (€150,000) fine.
Russian sports minister Vitaly Mutko told the
R-Sport news agency that an appeal would not be forthcoming. Mutko said: 'The
punishment is excessive, but we cannot influence it.
'The fine is enormous as the Russian Football
Union is a non-commercial organisation. There is no sense in appealing.'
UEFA's independent control, ethics and
disciplinary body, confirmed the sanctions in a statement, mentioning: 'A
suspended disqualification of the Russian national team from UEFA EURO 2016 for
the crowd disturbances.'
The statement added: 'In accordance with Article
20 of the UEFA Disciplinary Regulations this disqualification is suspended
until the end of the tournament.
Source: Dailymail
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