Croatia fined $112,000 by UEFA for fan misconduct at Euro 2024

By The Associated Press

Croatia's Martin Erlic, right, and Italy's Riccardo Calafiori challenge for the ball as plastic cups and glasses litter the pitch during the Group B match between Croatia and Italy at the Euro 2024 soccer tournament in Leipzig, Germany, Monday, June 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)[ASSOCIATED PRESS/Sergei Grits]

FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — The Croatian Football Federation says it was fined $112,500 by UEFA for fan misconduct at a European Championship elimination game against Italy. The financial penalty is the biggest by UEFA announced at the tournament and the second for Croatia. A separate investigation by UEFA is ongoing into alleged racism involving both sets of fans at Croatia’s second Euro 2024 game against Albania. The separate fines for incidents at the Croatia-Italy game on Monday were for throwing objects, including beer cups, lighting flares and fireworks and unspecified “inappropriate behavior.”