UEFA fines Lithuanian Football Federation for chants against President Putin
The Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) has fined the Lithuanian Football Federation for fan chants directed against Russian President Vladimir Putin. RIA Novosti reports this with reference to LRT.
Federation President Edgaras Stankevicius said that the organization will have to pay ten thousand euros. He said that a complaint against the fans was filed by a delegate from Kazakhstan, who was at the Lithuania-Serbia match. Stankevicius called the chances of success in case of an appeal low.
The offensive chant was heard during the 2024 European Championship qualifying match between Lithuania and Serbia, which took place on September 10 and ended with a score of 1:3. The delegate of the match was the representative of Kazakhstan Kuanysh Kanapyanov.
In February 2022, the International Football Federation and the Union of European Football Associations excluded Russian teams and clubs from international tournaments. Teams do not compete in European competitions, and the Russian national team lost the opportunity to compete for access to the final part of the 2022 World Cup.
Source: Lenta
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