December 8 – UEFA has fined the Football Association of Ireland €20,000 for its women’s teams post match celebration and the singing of a song with a pro-IRA chorus after they beat Scotland 1-0 and qualified for the women’s World Cup finals for the first time.
The incident took place in the aftermath of the 2023 Women’s World Cup qualifiers play-off second leg match on October 11.
The UEFA Control, Ethics and Disciplinary Body said it had issued the fine “for the violation of the basic rules of decent conduct.”
Video posted on social media after the match showed the squad singing ‘Ooh ah, up the ‘RA’, a song supportive of the paramilitary Irish Republican Army that sought to end British rule in Northern Ireland.
While both the FAI and the team’s Dutch manager Vera Pauw apologised for the incident, it was too late to stop the viral spread of the video on social media.
In other UEFA disciplinary decisions:
- Maccabi Haifa FC were fined €40,000 and banned from selling tickets to its away supporters for the next UEFA competition match, for lighting of fireworks and throwing of objects at a match against PSG on October 25.
- FK Crvena zvezda were fined €35,000 and to order the partial closure of FK Crvena zvezda’s stadium for the next UEFA competition match it plays as host club, for lighting of fireworks and throwing of objects.
- ŠK Slovan Bratislava banned from selling tickets to its away supporters for the next one (1) UEFA competition match and fined €20,000 for lighting and throwing of fireworks, acts of damage and crowd disturbances.
- Fotbal Club FCSB fined €20,000 and ordered to play its next UEFA competition match as host club behind closed doors, for the racist behaviour of its supporters.
- F.C. Copenhagen €69,000 in total and ordered to partially close their stadium during their next UEFA competition match as host club, for a series of offences including lighting and throwing of fireworks.
- Sevilla FC fined €5,000 and to partially close their stadium, which shall consist of at least 1,000 seats, during the next UEFA competition match they host, for the racist behaviour of supporters.
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