Wednesday, March 16, 2016

Manchester United escaped punishment by UEFA


Manchester United will be punished by UEFA for the behavior of their fans during the match of the second round in the Europa League against Liverpool played at "Anfield" last Thursday.

A small group of fans of "Reds" chanted the tragedy at the stadium "Hillsborough" in Sheffield in 1989, when during a match between Liverpool and Nottingham Forest killed 96 supporters of teams from Merseyside. United midfielder - Marouane Fellaini also escaped sanction after hitting an elbow Emre Zhang from Liverpool during the meeting between the two panels. The incidents are not described in the report of the referee of the match between Carlos Velasco Carbide.
"The report makes no mention of any of these incidents. We have started a disciplinary investigation," said the European football governing body. "Chants of this nature affecting the tragic events in the past have no place in football and harm the values ​​of the club," said a spokesman for Manchester United. Liverpool win at home against the "Reds" 2: 0, and the meeting was a rematch between the two panels will be played on Thursday at "Old Trafford".

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