UEFA have dished out punishments to seven nations who competed Euro 2024 because of the behaviour of fans during the tournament. Multiple countries have received fines and even bans for future matches due to certain supporters being found guilty of discriminatory chanting.
Although the competition was played out in good faith for the most part, there were several incidents which have caused European football’s governing body to step in. On Wednesday, UEFA’s Control, Ethics and Disciplinary Body (CEDB) confirmed that a total of seven national federations had been charged over incidents which relate to 17 games in total.
Sanctions have been handed out to the Albanian, Austrian, Croatian, Hungarian, Romanian, Serbian and Slovenian football associations for their conduct. And although some punishments are only fines, other bodies have been barred from selling tickets to upcoming games.
What Punishments Were Handed Out
Some nations not allowed to sell tickets to upcoming games
The heaviest punishment for all nations went to Croatia, who were handed a £41,978 fine, as well as a ticket sales ban for away supporters hoping to attend their next UEFA match, a Nations League tie against Portugal in September. Although they played just three games before their early exit from the competition, certain supporters were found guilty of racist and discriminatory chanting in all of their Group B games.
Romania were banned for similar offences, although they were handed a smaller fine than their counterparts. A £33,583 sanction was imposed on the Tricolorii, while they have also been banned from selling tickets to away supporters for their upcoming Nations League match against Kosovo in September.
Albania, meanwhile, were charged for racist and discriminatory behaviour by certain supporters during their matches against Croatia and Spain. They were only given a £25,183 fine, though, and their one-match ban from selling tickets has been suspended by UEFA for a probationary period of two years. Hungary, Slovenia and Serbia all received the same punishment – Hungary and Slovenia for incidents in two of their matches, while Serbia were charged for chanting in all three of their Group C matches.
Austria, meanwhile, were given a suspended ban for selling tickets but a much lower fine of £16,788. They were only found guilty of discriminatory chants in their group B game against Poland.
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