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10.11.2001
Racist fans cost clubs dear
NYON,
UEFA, the European governing body of football, handed out fines here on Friday to those clubs found guilty of having racist fans.
Czech side Sparta Prague were hit with a 33,000 dollar fine after their supporters chanted racist slogans during their Champions League clash with Spartak Moscow on October 10.
Portuguese side Boavista were fined 13,500 dollars for the same offence in their Champions League match against Liverpool on October 24. The fine comes after complaints were received by UEFA over the treatment handed out to Liverpool`s black striker Emile Heskey.
Fenerbahce, of Turkey, must pay 30,500 dollars after one of their fans was adjudged to have thrown a knife at a linesman and a player in the game with Bayer Leverkusen on October 10, while Feyenoord of Holland were hit with a 24,000 dollar fine for another incident involving a knife thrown on to the pitch against Bayern Munich on the same night.
Other fines included a 15,000 dollar sanction against Olympiakos of Greece for the poor behaviour of their supporters in the match with Deportivo La Coruna of Spain on October 31.
Meanwhile, Arsenal`s Oleg Luzhny was given a four-match ban after being sent off for punching Schalke`s Jorg Bohme in his team`s 3-1 defeat in Germany in their Champions League clash on October 30.
Lazio`s Giuseppe Favelli and Angelo Di Livio of Fiorentina were handed three-match bans for incidents arising from the games against Nantes and Tirol Innsbruck respectively on November 1.
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