Barcelona fans BANNED for RACISM

UEFA have fined Barcelona 10,000 Euros and banned fans from travelling to the club's next away game in the Champions League due to the "racist behaviour of supporters" in the 2-1 defeat to Monaco on 20th September 2024. The charges relate to the presence of Nazi symbolism in the away end at the Stade Louis II and, as a result, Barça fans will not be present for the game against Crvena Zvezda on Nov. 6 in Belgrade, Serbia. Barça will also be prohibited from selling away tickets to one additional UEFA competition match, although that ban is suspended for a probationary period of one year. The punishment comes on the back of the behaviour of Barça supporters in their Champions League quarterfinal against Paris Saint-Germain at the Parc des Princes last April, after which Barcelona were fined 25 thousand Euros by UEFA for Nazi salutes and racist gestures. Barca issued a statement in response to the UEFA ban. "Barcelona will abide by and apply this sanction in the UEFA Champions League match against FK Crvena zvezda. Barcelona will proceed to refund fans who had already purchased tickets for the game," it read. "Barcelona rejects any justification of violence and, as stated in the club's statutes, will ensure the protection and promotion of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights included in the International Charter of Human Rights proclaimed by the United Nations.

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