Spanish authorities yesterday, moved to fine FC Barcelona €66 000 and Athletic Bilbao €18 000 over last season's Cup final where fans of the Catalan and Basque sides whistled Spain's King Felipe VI.
Spanish authorities yesterday, moved to fine FC Barcelona €66 000 and Athletic Bilbao €18 000 over last season's Cup final where fans of the Catalan and Basque sides whistled Spain's King Felipe VI.
The state Higher Sports Council proposed the sanctions for "behaviour whose aim was to transform the sporting event into a stage for political demands through intolerant acts".
Spanish authorities yesterday, moved to fine FC Barcelona €66 000 and Athletic Bilbao €18 000 over last season's Cup final where fans of the Catalan and Basque sides whistled Spain's King Felipe VI.
The state Higher Sports Council proposed the sanctions for "behaviour whose aim was to transform the sporting event into a stage for political demands through intolerant acts".
These included "whistling the national anthem and His Majesty the King", patron of the cup, the council said in a statement.
It also proposed a €123 000 fine for the Royal Spanish Football Federation as organiser of the Copa del Rey final at Barcelona's Nou Camp ground on May 30, which Barca won 3-1.
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