Atlético de Madrid have been fined €40,000 by UEFA for racist behaviour and the throwing of objects by their supporters throughout their Champions League defeat at Arsenal in October, with the Spanish membership additionally handed a suspended ban on promoting away tickets.
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The sanction was confirmed by the following the 4-0 defeat at Emirates Stadium on October 21 within the Champions League.
In a ruling printed this week, UEFA confirmed that Atlético de Madrid had been punished for 2 separate offences underneath its Disciplinary Laws. The membership had been fined €30,000 for “racist and/or discriminatory behaviour” by their supporters, in breach of Article 14(2), and an additional €10,000 for the “throwing of objects”, underneath Article 16(2)(b).
As a part of the identical determination, Atlético had been additionally issued with a ban on promoting tickets to away supporters for his or her subsequent UEFA aggressive match. That ban has been suspended for a probationary interval of 1 12 months, that means it’s going to solely be enforced ought to an identical offence happen throughout that point.