Published 14:01 IST, October 18th 2019
UEFA bans Ajax, Eintracht ticket sales for fan disorder
UEFA has banned Ajax and Eintracht Frankfurt from selling tickets to fans for games in London next month as punishment for disorder. UEFA's disciplinary panel punished Ajax on Thursday for crowd disturbances and damage to the stadium in a 3-0 Champions League win at Valencia this month.
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UEFA has banned Ajax and Eintracht Frankfurt from selling tickets to fans for games in London next month as punishment for disorder. UEFA's disciplinary panel punished Ajax on Thursday for crowd disturbances and dam to stadium in a 3-0 Champions League win at Valencia this month.
That means re won't be an away section for Ajax at its next away game, at Chelsea on v. 5. In a similar case, Eintracht is banned from selling tickets to Europa League games at Standard Liege on v. 7 and Arsenal on v. 28.
Both clubs had suspended punishments after incidents last season activated for repeat offenses.
Ajax was fined 68,000 euros ( 75,500) for various charges and ordered to compensate Valencia. UEFA also put Ajax on probation for ar year. Eintracht must compensate Vitoria Guimaraes for dam in Portugal on Oct. 3. Dinamo Zagreb was also threatened with a future ticket sales ban. UEFA put club on one year of probation after fans caused disruption and dam at Manchester City in Champions League this month.
Dinamo was fined 20,000 euros ( 20,250) and told to compensate City. English champion was fined 15,750 euros ( 15,950) for a charge of fans throwing objects. Or clubs fined by UEFA disciplinary panel Thursday, included: Liverpool, 10,000 euros ( 10,125) for a fan on field; Borussia Dortmund, 29,875 euros ( 30,250) for dam and throwing objects; Vitoria Guimaraes, 50,000 euros ( 50,600) for throwing objects and lighting fireworks.
13:33 IST, October 18th 2019