UEFA have decided to charge the north London club over incidents at their Champions League match at Frankfurt in January
Tottenham have been charged by UEFA after the behaviour of three of their supporters during the Champions League match between Eintracht Frankfurt and Tottenham Hotspur
UEFA have handed Tottenham a fine and a suspended ban on away fans for a future UEFA competition game after three of their supporters were reported for carrying out Nazi salutes at Frankfurt in January.
The club were sanctioned after a trio of fans made the salutes in Germany at Spurs’ 2-0 Champions League victory against Eintracht Frankfurt. Those supporters are believed to have been banned by the club after the incident and now the decision of the UEFA Control, Ethics and Disciplinary Body (CEDB) has been announced.
The CEDB confirmed that they have decided “to fine Tottenham Hotspur €30,000 and to ban Tottenham Hotspur from selling tickets to its away supporters for the next one UEFA competition match, for the racist and/or discriminatory behaviour of its supporters. Said ban from selling tickets to its away supporters is suspended for a probationary period of one year, starting from the date of the present decision. To fine Tottenham Hotspur €2,250 for throwing of objects.”
In a statement, Spurs responded to the charge: “The club has been informed of sanctions handed down to us by UEFA following the utterly abhorrent conduct of a small number of individuals at our recent Champions League away match in Frankfurt.
“The club has cooperated fully with UEFA’s investigation, as well as with German police on the night and, subsequently, the Met Police.
“We can confirm that all three individuals found to be making Nazi salutes towards Eintracht Frankfurt fans have been identified and have received indefinite bans under the club’s Sanctions and Banning Policy.
“The club stands firmly against all forms of discrimination and has therefore taken the strongest possible action. The disgusting behaviour of a minority of so-called fans on the night is in no way reflective of the values of our club and its supporters.”
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Under then head coach Thomas Frank, Tottenham won the game in Germany with goals from Randal Kolo Muani and Dominic Solanke, which enabled them to finish fourth in the Champions League table.
That placed them in the round of 16 where interim head coach Igor Tudor will lead the north London club against Atletico Madrid. The first leg takes place on Tuesday, March 10 in the Spanish city while the return tie will be played out at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Wednesday March 18.
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