Russia face disqualification from Euro 2016 after UEFA slap them with €150,000 fine for England violence

Russia face being thrown out of Euro 2016 after UEFA slapped them with a suspended disqualification and a €150,000 fine. There were running battles on the streets of Marseille before Saturday's 1-1 draw against England and trouble continued inside the stadium after full-time. Russia fans stormed England supporters at
the ground following their last-gasp equaliser, forcing many to run for safety.
 
UEFA's control, ethics and disciplinary body met in Paris to consider the case and imposed the suspended disqualification and a €150,000 financial penalty.
However, any further incidents of crowd disturbance inside grounds at Russia's matches during the European Championships will see the suspension lifted and the country thrown out of Euro 2016.
The sanctions against the RFU were outlined in a statement: "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."
Earlier this week UEFA warned both England and Russia they could be thrown out of the tournament.
 
A statement read: "The UEFA Executive Committee has warned both football associations that - irrespective of any decisions taken by the independent disciplinary bodies relating to incidents inside the stadium - it will not hesitate to impose additional sanctions on the Football Association (FA) and the Russian Football Union (RFU), including the potential disqualification of their respective teams from the tournament, should such violence occur again.

"We urge both the FA and the RFU to appeal to their supporters to behave in a responsible and respectful manner."- Mirror