Turks escape stadium ban

Turkey escaped an order to play future matches behind closed doors but were hit by a fine of more than £22,000 (€32,000) by UEFA this morning following crowd violence during their Euro 2004 qualifier against Macedonia on June 11 in Istanbul.

Fri, 04 Jul, 2003 - 11:01

There were fears from Turkey that they might be forced to play their remaining home qualifier against England on October 11 in an empty stadium.

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