Lazio fined over racist chanting

Started by Folami David, Feb 14, 2013, 09:13 AM

Folami David

Italian club Lazio have been fined £120,000 by Uefa over the behaviour of their fans, including racist chanting, in Europa League games against Tottenham and Maribor.
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The incidents involving Spurs occurred during the 0-0 draw between the two sides in Rome on 22 November.
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Tottenham have been fined £8,570 for "crowd disturbances" during the same fixture. Uefa say appeals can be lodged against the verdicts within three days.
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After the November match, Spurs boss Andre Villas-Boas said Uefa "had to act" over chants from the crowd.
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Spurs, the Football Association and Lazio all strongly condemned the fans, who allegedly chanted anti- Semitic songs during the game, 24 hours after a knife attack on Tottenham fans in the Italian capital.
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A portion of the Lazio fine also relates to "racist conduct of their supporters, ignition of fireworks and incidents of a non-sporting nature" during the game against Maribor in Slovenia on 6 December.