A closed-door match and a 100,000 euro fine to serve the chaos before the final of Euro 2020, last 11 July at Wembley, against Italy. Not only that, the English national team will remain in the spotlight of Uefa which imposed a disqualification for a second match, suspended for two years.
It is the decision of Uefa for what happened last summer at the London stadium before the match against Roberto Mancini's Azzurri. Objects were thrown from the stands of the supporters of the hosts, the hymn of Mameli was whistled. And there was also a field invasion.
Tensions were also recorded outside the temple of English football: hundreds of fans without tickets had surprised the control officers, managing to enter, despite the security lines formed by stewards and agents. Many had occupied the area reserved for the relatives of the players. At the end of the game, several Italian fans were attacked and beaten around the stadium and the metropolitan police carried out 51 arrests.
"Although we are disappointed with the verdict, we recognize the outcome of this Uefa decision - said a spokesman for the Football Association -. We condemn the terrible behavior of the people who caused the shameful scenes in and around the Wembley stadium at the Euro 2020 final. , and we deeply regret that some of them were able to enter. "
The sanction will apply to England's first home game of the 2022-'23 Nations League. Also on the occasion of Euro 2020, the FA had already been sanctioned for problems caused by the public before and during the semi-final won against Denmark, including the laser beam aimed at goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel as he prepared for a Harry Kane penalty.
(Unioneonline / D)
