The Uefa Control, Ethics and Disciplinary Commission has imposed a fine and an obligation on the KRC Genk.
Rapids Europa League home game against West Ham will probably take place on November 25th without fans of the English Premier League club. As the Uefa Control, Ethics and Disciplinary Commission announced on Monday, the Londoners received a fine of 34,500 euros for rioting their supporters at 2-2 on November 4 at KRC Genk and the condition that West Ham its fans for the next European Cup away game – that would be the one in Vienna – not allowed to sell tickets.
The game in Vienna was not explicitly mentioned by UEFA, but the British media reported the absence of English strollers in the Allianz Stadium as fixed. At first it was unclear whether the “Hammers” had a possibility of appeal with suspensive effect. West Ham star Declan Rice was outraged on Twitter, spoke of a “ridiculous” decision and emphasized that he sympathized with the fans who had been looking forward to a trip to Vienna.
In addition, the gold scorer wrote the 1-0 win against Rapid in the first game: “Has Rapid Vienna received a fine or a ticket ban for their tumult in our stadium? No.” The English team player was wrong, however, because Rapid had to pay 30,000 euros to Uefa for it in the end. In addition, the green-whites’ guest sector remained closed in the away game against Dinamo Zagreb. Incidentally, Rice deleted his tweet after a few minutes.
Meanwhile, Rapid said they had not yet received any information from Uefa or West Ham on the matter. The Hütteldorfer guest sector offers space for around 1700 people in Europa League games; West Ham has already sold this quota according to British media reports.
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