UEFA rules out CSKA punishment Manchester City felt that the Russian side had plenty of fans present at the match, despite being banned from selling tickets. Oct 22, 2014 12:25:59 PM UEFA is content that CSKA Moscow did not allow supporters into Arena Khimki for Tuesdays behind-closed-doors clash with Manchester City. The governing body banned CSKA from selling tickets for the Champions League Group E clash as punishment for racism and crowd trouble. However, the home side was given vocal backing from a small pocket of supporters in the ground as it fought back from two goals down to secure a 2-2 draw. Manchester City captain Vincent Kompany stated that he felt the Russian side did have fans present at the match. You say no fans then all of a sudden you turn up and basically the only team that hasnt got fans is Man City, Kompany said. So whos getting punished? Who is being done for racism? Man City or Moscow, you know? UEFA is satisfied that the Russian club had not been guilty of breaching regulations, but pledged to review its policy on matches played behind closed doors. A UEFA statement said: Following yesterdays match between CSKA Moskva and Manchester City, UEFA has reviewed the officials reports and found no breach of the conditions related to a match played behind closed doors that make part of the disciplinary decision. Only people who were allowed to enter the stadium [clubs delegations, media, security staff, UEFA and guests of sponsorship partners] attended the match with no record of inappropriate behavior. However, UEFA is reviewing the “behind closed doors” policy to see if alternative solutions could be implemented in the future.
Posted on: Thu, 23 Oct 2014 01:40:33 +0000
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