Paris: Russia could be thrown out of Euro 2016 if their fans cause further trouble inside a stadium after Uefa imposed a suspended disqualification and a 150,000 euro (Dh617,925) fine on the Russian Football Union (RFU) on Tuesday.
Masked Russia supporters charged at England fans, punching and kicking them, after the final whistle of the 1-1 Group B draw at the Stade Velodrome in Marseille on Saturday.
Russia’s fans were also involved in violent clashes with England supporters in the port city before and after the match.
“Charges relating to crowd disturbances, use of fireworks and racist behaviour had been brought against the RFU [Russian Football Union],” Uefa said in a statement, adding its ethics committee had imposed a suspended disqualification and fine.
“Such suspension will be lifted if incidents of a similar nature happen inside the stadium at any of the remaining matches of the Russian team during the tournament,” it added.
French Prime Minister Manuel Valls said that some football fans will be deported from France.The Kremlin described “riots” involving Russian fans at Euro 2016 as unacceptable and that fans should “obey the laws of the country they are in.”
However, Russian striker Artem Dzyuba hit out at English fans, saying that they were being depicted as “angels” — and that there were political motivations for blaming Russian supporters.
