Uefa fines Croatian, Portuguese FAs

Croatian fans have heaped trouble on their FA with racist behaviour at Euro 2012.

Croatian fans have heaped trouble on their FA with racist behaviour at Euro 2012.

Published Jun 26, 2012

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Warsaw – The Croatian Football Federation broke the €100,000 barrier for fines on Tuesday after Uefa slapped a €30,000 penalty on them for the behaviour of their fans at their final Euro 2012 group game against Spain.

The Croatians – who were fined €80,000 earlier in the tournament for racist taunts aimed at Italy's Mario Balotelli during their group game – were held to account for the supporters unfurling racist banners and letting off flares during the match which ended in a 1-0 defeat to Spain and saw them exit the tournament.

Their Portuguese counterparts were fined €7,000 for one of their fans trying to invade the pitch during the 1-0 win over Czech Republic in the quarter-finals. – Sapa-AFP

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