Monday, June 25, 2018

RUSSIA 2018: FIFA SANCTIONS ANOTHER COUNTRY


The FIFA Disciplinary Committee wielded its big stick again on Sunday in Moscow, sanctioning the Danish football association with a fine of 20,000 Swiss Francs and a caution.
The news agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the committee had late on Sunday imposed a fine of 10,000 Swiss Francs and a caution on the Polish football association.
This time, the disciplinary measures imposed at the Danes have been as a result of crowd disturbance after Danish spectators had been stated to have thrown items at Australian spectators.
Danish fans had been also stated to have displayed a sexist banner and had not respected pre-match protocol on the group C match played between their team and Australia.
The FIFA Disciplinary Committee has also opened disciplinary complaints against a Swiss player, Stephan Lichtsteiner, for a goal celebration in the course of their match against Serbia.
He was the third player from the same team being docked, after Granit Xhaka and Xherdan Shaqiri had been also placed on trial over their celebration during the same match.
with regards to the same match, disciplinary proceedings had been opened against the President of the Serbian FA, Slavisa Kokeza, in addition to the national coach, Mladen Krstajic.
Their offence was with regards to statements made in the aftermath of the match.
The committee additionally opened disciplinary proceedings against  German officials, Ulrich Voigt and Georg Behlau, for incidents at the end of their match against Sweden.

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