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UEFA punishes Legia, Polish club to appeal

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Paweł Kononczuk 29.09.2016 16:55
European soccer’s governing body, UEFA, has ordered Poland’s Legia Warszawa to hold a 2 November Champions League game with Real Madrid behind closed doors as punishment for recent crowd trouble.
The Legia Warszawa stadium. Photo: PAP/Bartłomiej ZborowskiThe Legia Warszawa stadium. Photo: PAP/Bartłomiej Zborowski

UEFA also imposed a 80,000 euro fine on Legia, Poland’s top football team.

The Warsaw club said it would appeal against the decision.

Trouble broke on 14 September at Legia’s first game in the Champions League in 20 years, when it was thrashed 0:6 on home turf by Borussia Dortmund.

UEFA has levelled six accusations against the Warsaw club: trouble in the stands, flares being set off, objects thrown onto the field, insufficient organization, racist behavior and locked emergency exits.

Legia has strongly denied the charge that fans chanted racist slogans.

It said in a statement: "We are convinced that our arguments will be acknowledged in the appeal procedure.

“Legia Warszawa will do everything so that the match with Real Madrid is played with the public in attendance.”

(pk)

Source: PAP

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