Nou Camp faces closure over crowd violence

BARCELONA’S Nou Camp stadium could be closed for up to a month following the crowd violence that held up Saturday’s league game with Real Madrid, Spanish state television reported yesterday.

The Spanish government’s anti-violence commission has recommended the closure of the ground and a fine of 60,000 for the incidents, said the report.

That could see the Catalan club having to play two league games at a neutral venue as punishment for the bottles and other objects thrown from a section of radical fans towards Real’s former Barca player, Luis Figo.