Sundiata Post – UEFA has imposed bans and sanctions on seven nations who competed in Euro 2024 due to discriminatory behavior by their fans.
Racism and abusive yelling occurred throughout some of the tournament’s matches.
In a press release issued on Wednesday, UEFA’s Control, Ethics, and Disciplinary Body (CEDB) announced accusations against seven national federations for incidents spanning 17 games.
First, Croatia has been fined £41,978 and barred from selling tickets to away fans for their next UEFA tournament match owing to their supporters’ racist and discriminatory behavior in all three of their Group B games.
The Romanian FA has been fined £33,583 and will be barred from selling tickets to away fans for their next UEFA fixture following similar situations in three of their games.
Albania has also been accused of racist and discriminatory behavior during their group-stage games against Croatia and Spain. They have been fined £25,183 and banned from selling tickets to away fans for one UEFA match, which will be postponed for two years on probation.
Meanwhile, the Hungarian, Slovenian, and Serbian federations have all faced the same sanction for their supporters’ racist and discriminatory behavior.