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FC Cologne Fined €60,000 for Fans Damaging Emirates Stadium

Related Topics: 1. FC Köln, Emirates Stadium

German outfit FC Cologne have been fined €60,000 (£53,000) by European football's governing body, UEFA, and forced to pay Arsenal damages following their UEFA Europa League meeting at the Emirates Stadium in September.

Cologne were allocated 3,000 tickets but more than 15,000 made their way to north London, reported the London Evening Standard's James Olley:

According to the report, Cologne's travelling supporters were found guilty on four charges—crowd disturbances, setting off fireworks, throwing objects and acts of damage—while Arsenal escaped any punishment.

This article will be updated to provide more information on this story as it becomes available.