UEFA threatens fan ban for Spurs’ Dutch away day

TOTTENHAM’S UEFA Cup away match against Feyenoord could be held behind closed doors because of possible disciplinary action against the Dutch club.

UEFA have appealed against their independent disciplinary tribunal’s sentence of a suspended two-match stadium ban for Feyenoord after rioting fans caused their game at Nancy to be held up for 30 minutes.

UEFA communications director William Gaillard said: “We have appealed before on a number of occasions. In this case the prosecutor considers the sentence is not severe enough. The reasoning is that there have been so many previous incidents involving Feyenoord to just give them a suspended sentence.