UEFA fines Ukraine over anti-Russia banner

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07 Dec 2025, 06:20 GMT+10

Europe's football governing body said that political statements during games are unacceptable

The European football governing body UEFA has fined the Ukrainian football association after fans displayed an anti-Russian banner at a stadium.

According to the UEFA Match Delegate, during a Euro 2024 qualifying playoff against Iceland in Wroclaw, Poland, Ukrainian fans "displayed a banner with the words 'Russia is a terrorist state' written on it."

In a decision issued in April 2024 but reported by Ukrainian media on Saturday, UEFA's Control, Ethics and Disciplinary Body (CEDB) fined the national football association 15,000 ($16,200) for "transmitting a provocative message not fit for a sports event."

The panel noted that Ukraine had been sanctioned for the same offense in the past two years. UEFA wrote in the ruling that political slogans are not allowed during football games "irrespective of the geopolitical situation."

FIFA and UEFA banned Russia from all competition shortly after the Ukraine conflict broke out in 2022. The governing bodies were later accused of double standards for refusing to expel Israel after UN investigators accused the country of committing genocide in Gaza.

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