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Lazio fined $190K for fans’ racist abuse

The Columbian
Published: January 29, 2013, 4:00pm

NYON, Switzerland (AP) — UEFA has fined Lazio $190,000 and threatened to make the Italian club play a European home match in an empty stadium after its fans’ racist behavior at Europa League matches against Tottenham and Maribor.

UEFA says the stadium sanction “has been suspended for a probationary period of two years.”

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