UEFA punishes Croatia for offensive fan chants and disorder at Nations League Finals

NYON, Switzerland: Croatia’s soccer federation was fined €150,000 ($165,000) by UEFA on Tuesday for offensive chants and disorder by fans at the Nations League Finals last month.

In a further punishment, UEFA said Croatia fans cannot be sold tickets for the team’s next competitive away game — a European Championship qualifier in Armenia on Sept. 11.

A provisional sanction of playing a competitive home game in an empty stadium was deferred for a two-year probationary period.