PARIS (AP) – Russia will be disqualified from the European Championship if there is more violence by their fans inside stadiums in France.
UEFA sent the message Tuesday in a disciplinary panel ruling to punish assaults by Russians who charged a section of England supporters after the teams’ opening match in Marseille.
Russia will be expelled if its fans attack rival fans or stadium security staff at its two remaining Group B matches, or later at Euro 2016 if the team advances.
Russia’s “disqualification is suspended until the end of the tournament,” UEFA said. “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.”
Russia plays Slovakia in Lille on Wednesday and Wales in Toulouse next Monday.