- Title: Lazio handed partial stadium ban for fans' racist behaviour
- Date: 16th October 2019
- Summary: ATHENS, GREECE (SEPTEMBER 14, 2016) (REUTERS) ***WARNING: CONTAINS FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY*** UEFA PRESIDENT ALEKSANDER CEFERIN ZURICH, SWITZERLAND (JANUARY 9, 2017) (REUTERS) CEFERIN WALKS OUT FOR MATCH AT FIFA HEADQUARTERS PEOPLE ON PITCH INFANTINO AND DIEGO MARADONA FIFA FLAGS CEFERIN PLAYING NYON, SWITZERLAND (FEBRUARY 9, 2017) (REUTERS) UNION OF EUROPEAN FOOTBALL ASSOCIATIONS (UEFA) HEADQUARTERS IN NYON UEFA FLAGS UEFA ENTRANCE NYON, SWITZERLAND (MARCH 4, 2016) (REUTERS) UEFA FLAGS OUTSIDE HEADQUARTERS BUILDING ENTRANCE UEFA LOGOS INSIDE ENTRANCE
- Embargoed: 30th October 2019 09:04
- Keywords: Lazio racism soccer UEFA
- Location: VARIOUS LOCATIONS
- City: VARIOUS LOCATIONS
- Country: Italy
- Topics: Soccer,Sport
- Reuters ID: LVA002B1CKAWV
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text: Lazio have been ordered to close four sections of their stadium for their next Europa League home game due to racist behaviour by the Italian club's fans during a group stage match against Stade Rennais earlier this month.
European soccer's governing body UEFA said in a statement that Lazio must also display a banner carrying the words "#EqualGame" with the UEFA logo on it for the match against Celtic on Nov. 7.
The club were also fined 20,000 euros ($22,088) and given a suspended sentence of having to play one more match behind closed doors, contingent on there being no further racist incidents during a probationary period of one year.
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