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Right-wing extremist banner: UEFA fines the ÖFB!
An obviously right-wing extremist banner at the European Football Championship match against Poland has financial repercussions for the ÖFB. UEFA fined Austria's soccer association 20,000 euros for racist/discriminatory behavior and suspended fans from the next away match for two years.
The ÖFB confirmed that the fine relates to the "Defend Europe" banner displayed in the Austria block. The slogan belongs to the Identitarian Movement (IB), which is classified as far-right by the Office for the Protection of the Constitution and advocates the closure of all borders and stylizes migration as a general threat. The ÖFB and its fan clubs had distanced themselves from this and expressed their concern.
Penalty against six other associations
UEFA also fined six other associations 230,000 euros for discrimination or racism. In addition to Austria, these were Croatia (50,000 euros), Romania (40,000 euros), Serbia, Slovenia, Albania and Hungary (30,000 euros each).
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