UEFA Euro 2016 - Group Stage TV Guide/Schedule/Info/ - Tournament Chat

On one hand and on the other:

Russia's sports minister Vitaly Mutko has said that Uefa had "done the right thing" to start a disciplinary case against the Russian Football Union, R-Sport news agency reported.

But Russian MP Igor Lebedev criticised French police and called on Russian football fans to "keep up the good work".

"I see nothing wrong with football fans fighting. On the contrary, well done to our boys! Keep up the good work!" he tweeted.
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-36515213

Next we'll be hearing that it was planned by Putin and his bent cronies in retaliation to EU sanctions.
 
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I'm a little annoyed by the situation, I have a friend down there and from his personal experiences the 3 times there was bother he was involved with the England fans were attacked. Yes they responded but what can you expect?

First time they were in a restaurant having drinks about 50 England fans when 20 or so French blokes stormed the bar with bottles, second time they were in the town square a couple of hundred having a sing song when about 40 or so locals came from an alley and attacked them again with bottles. Third time they were on the way to the ground around 400 or so fans when about 50 Russian blokes charged them tooled up with knuckle dusters, bottles and clubs with masks on. Despite that we are being labelled a problem?

Yes his stories are his experience but he has been among the busiest areas and he has said himself there are a few boisterous clowns but the majority of the time we have been attacked and antagonised into a response.
 
Whats the liklihood of a bunch of people walking around with masks on - doesnt that send alarm bells ringing to start with?

(face painting is something else entirely and doesnt obstruct prominant facial features like a fabricated mask) - and also surely a number of men all walking together with masks without any /very few women (ie blatantly not a jovial party)
 
UEFA action on Russia:

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BREAKING: UEFA fines Russian soccer federation 150,000 euros, team will be disqualified if more fan violence at Euro 2016.
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Russian fans being deported:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/36526723

EDIT: From UEFA

Sanctions imposed on Russian Football Union

The independent UEFA Control, Ethics and Disciplinary Body (CEDB) met today in Paris to deal with the disciplinary proceedings opened against the Russian Football Union (RFU) following the incidents which occurred inside the Stade Velodrome in Marseille, at the UEFA EURO 2016 match against England on 11 June (1-1).

Charges relating to crowd disturbances, use of fireworks and racist behaviour had been brought against the RFU, and the CEDB decided to impose the following sanctions:

• A fine of €150,000.-

• A suspended disqualification of the Russian national team from UEFA EURO 2016 for the crowd disturbances. In accordance with Article 20 of the UEFA Disciplinary Regulations*, this disqualification is suspended until the end of the tournament. Such suspension will be lifted if incidents of a similar nature (crowd disturbances) happen inside the stadium at any of the remaining matches of the Russian team during the tournament.

The decisions of the UEFA Control, Ethics and Disciplinary Body is open to appeal.

This decision only relates to the incidents which occurred inside the stadium and are therefore under the jurisdiction of the UEFA Disciplinary Bodies.

*Article 20 UEFA Disciplinary Regulations

1. All disciplinary measures may be suspended, with the exception of:

a. warnings;

b. reprimands;

c. bans on all football-related activities;

d. disciplinary measures related to match-fixing, bribery and corruption.

2. The probationary period must be a minimum of one year and a maximum of five. This period may be extended in exceptional circumstances.

3. If a further offence is committed during the probationary period, the competent disciplinary body, as a rule, orders that the original disciplinary measure be enforced. This may be added to the disciplinary measure imposed for the new offence.
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So if they do kick off and get kicked out, what happens to the group? 3-0 wins for any team yet to play them yet the England result stands? That would be a kicker.
 
Cosimo said:
UEFA action on Russia:



Russian fans being deported:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/36526723

EDIT: From UEFA
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Good to see they've finally done something about it. That Letter from Greg Dyke was quite damming.

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So if they do kick off and get kicked out, what happens to the group? 3-0 wins for any team yet to play them yet the England result stands? That would be a kicker.
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How bad would it be if we managed to get out of the group and reach the Quarters or even semi's, and it kicked off? :eek: :(
 
Maundie said:
Problem is they will still be allowed to host the World Cup which really should be moved as punishment.
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All for the WC being moved - but how practical is that actually given how much has to go into such a huge event "locally".

It should never have been given to them to start with for all kinds of reasons, but now they have it - and its only in 2 years time - who could actually host it without it turning into utter chaos (not to mention the threat of Russian Ultras travelling and making it potentially even worse than it (may) be in Russia due to the "slight" of it being moved.)

Even before that can be considered - Im sure huge amounts of contracts get exchanged (not just between UEFA and the Russian Football Federation, but all the way down the line) , imagine the legal case(s) to get that all sorted out
 
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I know that but I wonder if they did kick them out for fan trouble what the knock on effect for the World Cup would be, surely less fans will travel to Russia given the threats, I know people over in France at the moment and they're seriously considering coming back, my uncle said he saw one of the fans get stabbed (Not seen any mention of that in the news)
 
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I know that but I wonder if they did kick them out for fan trouble what the knock on effect for the World Cup would be, surely less fans will travel to Russia given the threats, I know people over in France at the moment and they're seriously considering coming back, my uncle said he saw one of the fans get stabbed (Not seen any mention of that in the news)
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Exactly, who would want to attend the WC in Russia, if the last few days is anything to go by. It would be like just like the Olympic boycott in 1980.
 
Everyone was saying before the tournament started that there are too many teams and the quality will be diluted, but I haven't seen a team that looked out of place yet!...A lot of the smaller teams have been really up for it.
 
And there hasn't been a team that have completely dominated another yet either. No team has gone 2-0 up before half time for example but no doubt we'll see some more attacking play in the next matches as some teams will need to score and win in order to have a chance.
 
Comedy gold from Moscow:

Moscow (AFP) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Wednesday slammed the detention of Russian football fans in France as “absolutely unacceptable” while French authorities remain wary of more clashes at Euro 2016.

“It was an absolutely unacceptable incident when a bus with more than 40 Russian fans was stopped by police,” Lavrov said, referring to the group of 43 Russian supporters taken into custody Tuesday over clashes around Russia’s match against England on Saturday. “They (police) demanded that they get off the bus for document and identification checks.”
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