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The European football governing body has ordered the Hungarian Football Association to play its next three home games behind closed doors due to recent homophobic and racist behavior by its fans.
On Friday afternoon, the UEFA Ethics and Disciplinary Control Body announced in a statement that it had completed investigations into allegations of discriminatory behavior by its supporters in three matches of the phase Euro 2020 groups: against Portugal on June 15; France on June 19; and Germany on June 23.
In the opening match against Portugal, supporters displayed anti-gay banners at Puskas Arena in Budapest.
When they played against France four days later, a group of supporters came down to the ground with a banner telling players to stop protesting racism by kneeling down.
Anti-LGBTQ banners were also seen during the match against Germany in Munich, which took place after UEFA announced that the Allianz Arena would not be allowed to be lit up in the colors of the rainbow. -sky to support LGBTQ rights.
In a statement released the day before the match, UEFA said the organization was politically and religiously neutral.
According to Friday’s ruling, Hungary was also fined 100,000 euros ($ 118,000).
In addition, for the next three matches, the federation will have to display a banner with the hashtag EqualGame and the UEFA logo.
Sanctions do not apply to the 2022 World Cup qualifiers, which are organized by FIFA.
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