West Ham followers handed UEFA ban after Prague remaining
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est Ham followers won’t be allowed to attend two European matches away from residence as a consequence of crowd bother on the Conference League Final on June 7 in Prague.
The Hammers received Europe’s third-tier competitors by beating Fiorentina 2-1 within the remaining, however Fiorentina captain Cristiano Biraghi was struck by an object thrown by West Ham supporters.
The membership have been fined €50,000 by UEFA’s Control, Ethics and Disciplinary Body, and banned from promoting tickets to their supporters for his or her subsequent two European competitors matches. The second of those matches is suspended for a probationary interval of two years.
West Ham have been additionally fined €8,000 for the pitch invasion that occurred after they have been topped champions in Prague.
It was West Ham’s first European trophy for 58 years and first main trophy since 1980.
In an announcement shortly after the ultimate, the membership stated: “West Ham United unreservedly condemn the behaviour of a small number of individuals who threw objects onto the pitch during tonight’s UEFA Europa Conference League final.
“These actions have no place in football and do not in any way represent the values of our football club and the overwhelming majority of our supporters, who have behaved impeccably in Prague this week and throughout our last two seasons in European competition.
“In line with our zero-tolerance approach, anyone identified will have their details passed to the police and will be given an indefinite ban and therefore be unable to enter London Stadium and travel with the club.”