UEFA delay verdict on Arsenal and Cologne crowd incidents


Soccer Football - Arsenal vs 1. FC Koln - Emirates Stadium, London, Britain - September 14, 2017 FC Koln fans celebrate their first goal by letting off flares Action Images via Reuters/John Sibley

MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) - UEFA has appointed a special 'Ethics and Disciplinary Inspector' to look into the crowd incidents that marred Arsenal's Europa League game with FC Cologne last week, the European governing body said on Friday.

Cologne have been charged with four offences at the match which was delayed by an hour after large numbers of German fans descended on the Emirates Stadium, the majority of them without tickets.

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