UEFA bans Barcelona fans from one Champions League game for Nazi-style flag

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Champions League sign on the pitch before the match between Barcelona and AS Monaco on September 19, 2024
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UEFA banned Barcelona on Friday from selling tickets to fans for its next away game in the Champions League for displaying a banner with Nazi overtones about the team’s new German coach.

A black flag with the words โ€œFlick Heilโ€ in apparent tribute to coach Hansi Flick was displayed during a 2-1 loss at Monaco last week.

UEFA said the club was charged with โ€œracism and/or other discriminatory conduct,โ€ and the disciplinary sanction will apply on November 6 when Barcelona plays at Red Star Belgrade.

The ticket sales ban activated a probationary sanction UEFA ordered for Barcelona last season. In April, fans made Nazi salutes at Paris Saint-Germain in a Champions League game.

UEFA said its disciplinary judges also fined Barcelona 10,000 euros ($11,000) and ordered a new probationary sanction for a repeat offense in the next year. That will activate another ticket sales ban for one away game in a European competition.



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