Euro 2012: England facing UEFA action over pitch invasion
Some fans attempted to invade the pitch after the side’s victory over Sweden.
WARSAW:
England’s Football Association is facing action from Uefa after some fans attempted to invade the pitch after the side’s victory over Sweden, European football’s governing body said in a statement yesterday.
Europe’s football governing body said that its disciplinary committee would hear the case on Wednesday regarding ‘the inappropriate behaviour of England’s supporters — attempted invasion of the field of play’.
Earlier, Uefa charged the Russian Football Union after fans were filmed fighting with stewards after their match against Poland.
Published in The Express Tribune, June 18th, 2012.
England’s Football Association is facing action from Uefa after some fans attempted to invade the pitch after the side’s victory over Sweden, European football’s governing body said in a statement yesterday.
Europe’s football governing body said that its disciplinary committee would hear the case on Wednesday regarding ‘the inappropriate behaviour of England’s supporters — attempted invasion of the field of play’.
Earlier, Uefa charged the Russian Football Union after fans were filmed fighting with stewards after their match against Poland.
Published in The Express Tribune, June 18th, 2012.