England fined over crowd problems at Sweden match
England's Danny Welbeck celebrates scoring his team's third goal against Sweden during their Group D Euro 2012 soccer match at the Olympic stadium in Kiev, June 15, 2012. — Reuters picWARSAW, June 21 — The English FA has been fined 5,000 euros (RM20,000) after England fans tried to invade the Kiev pitch during their 3-2 win over Sweden in Euro 2012 Group D on Friday, UEFA said in a statement.
UEFA's Control and Disciplinary Body said yesterday that England can lodge an appeal within 24 hours of the decision.
England, who won Group D and face Italy in the quarter-finals in Kiev on Sunday, are the latest team to be punished by UEFA for crowd trouble at the finals in Poland and Ukraine.
The Croatian Football Federation was fined 80,000 euros by European soccer's ruling body on Tuesday for racist chants directed at Italy striker Mario Balotelli while other teams have also had problems with their supporters at the championship. — Reuters
