"?Russia have been given a suspended disqualification from Euro 2016 and fined €150,000 (~£118,000) after crowd trouble marred their 1-1 draw with England on Saturday, with clashes both inside and outside the stadium in Marseille.
Russian fans were seen charging past security and into English fans after the full-time whistle on Saturday, with multiple England fans hospitalised in clashes on the streets of the city.
BREAKING: Uefa gives Russia a suspended disqualification from Euro 2016 over crowd trouble https://t.co/mzZPO8VoOf pic.twitter.com/U7Ato16T23
The sentence means that any further disciplinary action for crowd disturbances inside stadiums for the rest of the tournament will result in the team's disqualification. They play Slovakia on Wednesday afternoon.
The "?UEFA statement follows.
After the England and Russia violence, who is going to discipline Uefa? @owen_g https://t.co/esjeGLQ2Re (Pic: AFP) pic.twitter.com/biqIeAGvRX
The independent UEFA Control, Ethics and Disciplinary Body (CEDB) met today in Paris to deal with the disciplinary proceedings opened against the Russian Football Union (RFU) following the incidents which occurred inside the Stade Velodrome in Marseille, at the UEFA EURO 2016 match against England on 11 June (1-1).
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Charges relating to crowd disturbances, use of fireworks and racist behaviour had been brought against the RFU, and the CEDB decided to impose the following sanctions:
- A fine of €150,000.
- A suspended disqualification of the Russian national team from UEFA EURO 2016 for the crowd disturbances. In accordance with Article 20 of the UEFA Disciplinary Regulations*, this disqualification is suspended until the end of the tournament. Such suspension will be lifted if incidents of a similar nature (crowd disturbances) happen inside the stadium at any of the remaining matches of the Russian team during the tournament.
The decisions of the UEFA Control, Ethics and Disciplinary Body is open to appeal.
This decision only relates to the incidents which occurred inside the stadium and are therefore under the jurisdiction of the UEFA Disciplinary Bodies.
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