UEFA has punished Steaua Bucharest for racist behaviour by the Romanian champions’ fans for the third time this season. UEFA announced that Steaua must play their next two home matches in the Champions League or Europa League in an empty stadium.
Steaua lead the Romanian league by seven points and could enter next season’s Champions League in the second qualifying round. UEFA said Steaua fans showed a racist banner at a Europa League match against Dynamo Kiev at the National Stadium in Bucharest in December.
The club were fined €20,000 (£14,668), with other offences included. Steaua were previously fined €64,500 for racism and other offences in a Champions League playoff against Ludogorets Razgrad.
The first racist incidents were at a qualifying round match against the Norwegian side Stromsgodset.
The Guardian