UEFA Fines Man United For Pitch Invasion

UEFA have taken action by fining Manchester United after their fans invaded the pitch during the loss to Juventus in the Champions League.

Manchester United have been fined just over £7,000 by UEFA after three fans entered the field of play during last month's clash with Juventus.

United lost their home game with Juventus 1-0 but the game was further overshadowed by separate pitch invasions.

The first occurred shortly after play got underway in the Group H encounter when a fan ran across the pitch before being restrained by stewards close to the players.

Two more supporters invaded the pitch after the match and sought to get pictures with former United forward Cristiano Ronaldo, with one of them succeeding despite being stopped by stewards.

UEFA fined United €8,000 (£7,100) on Friday for breaching Article 16 of their Disciplinary Regulations relating to field invasions.

UEFA also handed out punishments to both Benfica and Ajax after disorder during their Champions League game on November 7, and to CSKA Moscow and Roma who also met on the same day.

AEK Athens were also fined after crowd disturbances during last month's visit of Bayern Munich.