UEFA crackdown on racism, Lazio to play in partially closed Olimpico

Lazio's Stio Olimpico stium will be partially closed for ir Europa League game against Celtic next month as UEFA has punished club for fans' racist behavior. UEFA furr claimed that its disciplinary panel has also threatened Lazio with one-game full stium closure, suspended for a one-year probationary period. club has also been fined 20,000 euros and has also been regularly punished by UEFA for chants and fascists salutes me by 'ultra' fan groups. Italian Club reportedly will be appealing against “severe punishment”, although sanctions align with UEFA's escalating scale in a discrimination case. 

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UK PM condemns racial comments

Prime Minister of United Kingdom, Boris Johnson also condemned racist comments by Bulgarian fans in match between England and Bulgaria on Monday. PM Johnson tweeted in support of England coach Gareth Southgate and team for standing up against racial comments hurled by Bulgarian fans at Stion Vasil Levski in Bulgaria. match witnessed England thump Bulgaria by 6-0 courtesy of goals by Marcus Rashford, Harry Kane, Ross Barkley, and  Raheem Sterling. England players h earlier also stated that y would walk off pitch if racial comments are hurled at m. 

Due to racial abuses hurled, game h to be halted twice even before half time and an anuncement was me urging fans to t hurl any more racial abuses. three-step UEFA protocol was followed and referee h a discussion with team's respective captains. Bulgaria's captain Ivelin Popov even went near stands to urge fans to stop chants but failed to have an impact. 

game between France and Turkey on Monday furr witnessed some drama as Turkey held off France from qualifying for Euro 2020. Turkey after scoring a late equalizer to hold off France celebrated goal by performing a military-style salute as a tribute to Turkey soldiers fighting against Kurds in Syria. UEFA has also reportedly instructed a probe in this issue as body prohibits any political gestures on field. Bulgaria's PM, Boyko Borissov has asked he of Bulgaria's Football Union to resign after England's football players were subject to multiple racist attacks during a UEFA Euro Qualifier match on Monday evening.

(With inputs from ncies)

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