Soccer-Shakhtar and Larnaca fined by UEFA over discriminatory behaviour


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May 12 (Reuters) - Shakhtar ⁠Donetsk and AEK Larnaca have ⁠been fined by UEFA over the ‌discriminatory behaviour of their supporters in Conference League matches with Crystal Palace, European soccer's governing ​body said on Tuesday.

Cypriot club ⁠Larnaca were fined ⁠50,000 euros ($58,680) and also face a partial ⁠closure ‌of their stadium for their next UEFA club competition ⁠home fixture, for their fans' chants during ​the ‌round-of-16 tie with Palace in March.

Ukraine's ⁠Shakhtar were ​handed a 30,000-euro fine and their partial stadium closure was suspended for a ⁠probationary period of two ​years for what UEFA described as illicit chants and an illicit banner displayed during ⁠the semi-final first leg in April, when their home leg was played in Krakow, Poland.

Shakhtar were also fined 4,000 ​euros for the ⁠lighting of fireworks.

Crystal Palace will play Rayo ​Vallecano in the Conference ‌League final on May ​27 in Leipzig.

($1 = 0.8521 euros)

(Reporting by Trevor StynesEditing by Toby Davis)

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