Unruly fans cost Ferencvaros £25,000 fine

FERENCVAROS have been fined £25,000 but spared further punishment following a series of unsavoury incidents during last week’s UEFA Cup first-round match against Millwall.

The Hungarian side have avoided having to play any of their future UEFA Cup matches behind closed doors or away from their Ulloi Ut stadium.

Ferencvaros won the second-leg game 3-1 to advance 4-2 on aggregate, but it was a contest blighted by unruly scenes inside the stadium, with Millwall’s black players being subjected to racist abuse from the home fans.

There was also a £23,000 fine for Sparta Prague after their supporters aimed racist abuse at Lyon players in the Champions League.

Another Czech team, Banik Ostrava, were hit with an £18,000 penalty after trouble in their match against Middlesbrough which included missile-throwing and racist chanting.

Middlesbrough were also fined £4,500.