London: Uefa has confirmed it has opened disciplinary proceedings against Manchester City after supporters booed the Champions League anthem ahead of Wednesday’s 2-1 win over Sevilla.
European football’s governing body is investigating after its match delegate included the incident in his report. A statement on Thursday confirmed that City could be sanctioned under regulation Art. 16 (2) (g) DR ‘disruption of a competition anthem’.
“Please note that the incident was reported by the match officials therefore a case was opened,” read the statement. “This does not necessarily mean that a sanction will be imposed.”
The case will be dealt with by Uefa’s control, ethics and disciplinary body on 19 November. City’s fans have a long-standing tradition of booing the anthem, which is taken from Handel’s Zadok the Priest, to express their dissatisfaction with Uefa.
— Guardian News & Media Ltd, 2015
