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December 4 – The Romanian Soccer Federation (FRF) has introduced that it’ll attraction UEFA’s sanctions following incidents through the Nations League match between Romania and Kosovo in Bucharest on November 15.
The match on the Nationwide Enviornment stadium was deserted after Kosovo gamers walked off the pitch after Romanian followers chanted ‘Serbia, Serbia’ as the sport moved into damage time.
UEFA in the end awarded Romania a 3-0 victory however fined the Romanian Soccer Federation with a hefty €128,000 and a match in entrance of empty stands. The Kosovar FA additionally incurred a €6,000 wonderful for “the improper conduct of its group” after 5 gamers obtained yellow playing cards within the recreation, the identical quantity as Romania.
The Romanian FA believes Kosovo’s punishment is simply too mild and has appealed UEFA’s determination to the Court docket of Arbitration for Sport (CAS).
“Kosovo violated an important precept in soccer, specifically that the match be performed on the sphere. Nevertheless, the Kosovo group was not sanctioned. As a substitute, we obtained some fines and a sanction that we contemplate too excessive,” stated Răzvan Burleanu, president of the Romanian Soccer Federation.
“The Romanian Soccer Federation declares that it’ll attraction to the Court docket of Arbitration for Sport the choice taken by UEFA following the incidents that occurred through the Romania – Kosovo match, performed on November 15, 2024, on the Nationwide Enviornment in Bucharest,” stated a federation assertion.
“The match didn’t finish on the sphere, after the away group refused to proceed the sport with lower than two minutes left in further time. The referee was compelled to blow the whistle to finish the match after a wait of over an hour, throughout which solely the Romanian group remained on the sphere.
“The FRF considers that the sanctions imposed by UEFA are unjustified and attracts consideration to the dearth of measures towards the Kosovo Federation.
“The Romanian Soccer Federation emphasizes that the Romanian followers had a civilized behaviour through the match and that they have been provoked, there’s extra proof on this regard. By means of this method, the FRF desires to guard the picture of Romanian soccer and struggle for the respect of the rules of honest play.”
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