SWITZERLAND/FRANCE: UEFA IMPOSES A FINE ON PARIS SAINT-GERMAIN AFTER VIOLENCE BETWEEN FANS DURING MATCH AGAINST GALATASARAY

Record ID: 647758

  • Title: SWITZERLAND/FRANCE: UEFA IMPOSES A FINE ON PARIS SAINT-GERMAIN AFTER VIOLENCE BETWEEN FANS DURING MATCH AGAINST GALATASARAY
  • Date: 21st March 2001
  • Summary: NYON, SWITZERLAND (MARCH 21, 2001) (REUTERS - ACCESS ALL) 1. UEFA HEADQUARTERS IN NYON, SWITZERLAND 2. UEFA FLAGS 3. PEOPLE WALKING INSIDE UEFA LOBBY 4. CUP OF UEFA CUP COMPETITION 5. UEFA COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR MICHAEL LEE WALKING 6. (SOUNDBITE) (ENGLISH) UEFA DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS MICHAEL LEE READING OUT A STATEMENT: "UEFA Control and Disciplinary Body decided to impose a fine of 1,000,000 Swiss francs on Paris Saint-Germain for the lack of order in the stadium at the UEFA Champions League match between the PSG and Galatasaray played on the 13th of March. Furthermore, the Body also decided to prohibit the French club from using the Parc des Princes for its next three home fixtures in UEFA club competitions. These matches will have to be staged at a venue situated at a distance of at least 300 kilometers from Paris. The Control and Disciplinary Body also imposed a fine of 200,000 Swiss francs on Galatasaray, given the Turkish club's lack of co-operation in controlling their fans also involved in the crowd disturbances. Both clubs may lodge an appeal against the decision, provided it is received by midnight on Saturday (March 24)." 7. JOURNALIST SPEAKING TO MICHAEL LEE 8. UEFA MAIN DOORS PARIS, FRANCE (FILE - JULY 2000)(REUTERS - ACCESS ALL)(QUALITY AS INCOMING) 9. EXTERIORS OF PARIS-ST.GERMAN'S GROUND PARC DES PRINCES 10. PSG PLAYER NICOLAS ANELKA AT THE GROUND ON THE OCCASION OF HIS SIGNING FOR THE CLUB Initials Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
  • Embargoed: 5th April 2001 13:00
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  • Location: NYON, SWITZERLAND/PARIS, FRANCE
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  • Country: France Switzerland
  • Reuters ID: LVA3DBOAUSW0AF9H6JYILJ1Q2T1P
  • Story Text: UEFA's Control and Disciplinary Body decided on
    Wednesday to impose a fine of a million Swiss francs (586,500
    U.S. dollars) on Paris Saint-Germain after violence between
    fans during the UEFA Champions League match against
    Galatasaray. UEFA also imposed a 200,000 Swiss franc (117,000
    U.S. dollar) fine on the Turkish team.



    The Paris club was banned from its Parc des Princes
    ground for three European matches by UEFA on Wednesday (March
    21) as a penalty for the incidents of crowd violence at last
    week's Champions League game against Galatasaray.

    UEFA communications director Michael Lee read out a
    statement explaining the decision and stating that the fine
    had been imposed on Galatasaray "given the Turkish club's lack
    of cooperation in controlling their fans" during the match on
    March 13,
    PSG's next three European games will have to be played at
    least 300 kilometres from Paris. That would leave grounds at
    Lyon and Nantes as possible alternatives.

    Trouble flared during half-time during the game. French
    and Turkish supporters lobbed missiles at each other and tried
    to break security fences in the stands. The match was stopped
    by referee Vitor Manuel Melo Pereira after two spectators
    wearing Galatasaray colours ran on to the pitch.

    The two clubs have until midnight on Saturday to appeal
    the UEFA control and disciplinary board's decisions.

    Galatasaray lost the group B match 2-0 but had already
    qualified for the quarter-finals. PSG were eliminated from the
    competition before the game.


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