{"id":40023,"date":"2026-07-21T16:55:02","date_gmt":"2026-07-21T16:55:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/21\/uefa-penalizes-bulgarian-club-for-fans-nazi-salute-and-mayhem-at-europa-league-match\/"},"modified":"2026-07-21T16:55:02","modified_gmt":"2026-07-21T16:55:02","slug":"uefa-penalizes-bulgarian-club-for-fans-nazi-salute-and-mayhem-at-europa-league-match","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/21\/uefa-penalizes-bulgarian-club-for-fans-nazi-salute-and-mayhem-at-europa-league-match\/","title":{"rendered":"UEFA penalizes Bulgarian club for fans&#8217; Nazi salute and mayhem at Europa League match"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>NEW YORK, Switzerland (AP) &#8211; European Football Association (UEFA) on Tuesday fined CSKA Sofia 50,000 euros (about $57,000) and banned ticket sales for Nazi salutes and violent behavior by fans at a Europa League match.<\/p>\n<p>The incident caused a 15-minute delay during CSKA&#8217;s 2-1 win over Derry City in the first round of Europa League qualifying last Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>UEFA <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\">Emergency disciplinary decision<\/span> A Bulgarian club has been banned from selling tickets for one away game due to &#8220;throwing of objects, vandalism and crowd disturbance&#8221;. CSKA will play Karabagh in Azerbaijan on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>UEFA imposed a further ban on ticket sales for one match and a two-year suspended sentence due to charges of &#8220;racist and\/or discriminatory behavior&#8221; over the Nazi salute.<\/p>\n<p>Video clips on social media showed CSKA fans giving Nazi salutes as Delhi fans held up banners with anti-fascist slogans.<\/p>\n<p>CSKA fans advanced through a neutral area of \u200b\u200bthe stadium and were confronted by a line of security personnel, while Delhi fans retreated. Some home fans, including children, boarded the stadium and moved to a safer part of the stadium.<\/p>\n<p>UEFA announced that CSKA officials were fined 5,000 euros ($5,700) for &#8220;breaching basic rules of decent conduct&#8221; and that the club must pay Derry City for damage to the stadium.<\/p>\n<p>The League of Ireland club was fined 20,000 euros ($22,800) for fan violence that included &#8220;a virtual invasion of the stadium by supporters.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Derry City lost 5-3 on aggregate and fell into the Conference League Third Division qualifying round. They play Rijeka in Croatia on Thursday, with the second leg next week.<\/p>\n<p>___<\/p>\n<p>AP Soccer: <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\">https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/soccer<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/uefa-europa-league-cska-sofia-derry-6d5281ddee115b58acaefa767ec288e8\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NEW YORK, Switzerland (AP) &#8211; European Football Association (UEFA) on Tuesday fined CSKA Sofia 50,000 euros (about $57,000) and banned ticket sales for Nazi salutes and violent behavior by fans at a Europa League match. 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