UEFA order Dynamo Kiev to play two European games behind closed doors after racist attacks

ByPA Sport Report

Updated 25/11/2015 at 12:07 GMT

UEFA has ordered Dynamo Kiev to play their next two European home games in an empty stadium as punishment for offences including racist behaviour by fans during the Champions League match against Chelsea last month.

Chelsea's Diego Costa in action with Dynamo Kiev's Yevhen Khacheridi

Image credit: Reuters

Football's European anti-discrimination body Football Against Racism in Europe (FARE) passed footage to UEFA of an apparent attack on four black fans at the match in Ukraine on October 20 which ended 0-0. Charges were brought against Dynamo for racist behaviour, crowd disturbances and blocked stairways.

The club has also been fined 100,000 euros - and the order of closed doors for the third match will be suspended for three years and only applied if further offences are committed.

A UEFA statement read: "Dynamo Kiev has been ordered to play their next three UEFA competition matches as host club behind closed doors. The third match is suspended for a probationary period of three years."

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