Slovakian club's stadium closed because of racist chants
Posted October 05, 2018 7:00 am
NYON, Switzerland (AP) - UEFA has ordered Spartak Trnava to play a Europa League game in an empty stadium because of racist chants by fans.
UEFA says its disciplinary panel also fined the Slovakian club 60,000 euros ($69,000) for the "racist behavior" of its supporters during a 1-0 win over Anderlecht last month.
The Antona Malatinskeho Stadium will be closed when Spartak hosts Dinamo Zagreb on Oct. 25.
UEFA also fined Spartak a further 22,000 euros ($25,300) for a stadium security issue and "improper conduct" with five players being shown yellow cards.
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