Football Notes: Crowd Trouble Mars Italy-Croatia Euro 2016 Qualifier

Police arrested 16 Croatia fans after a Euro 2016 qualifier in Milan "was stopped twice with flares thrown onto the pitch." The contingent of around 5,000 Croatia fans "stopped play for around three minutes after their team's equaliser in the first half of the Euro 2016 qualifier." The second incident "was more serious and the players were led off the field for 10 minutes as more flares landed on the field, filling the San Siro stadium with smoke" (AL JAZEERA, 11/17). ... EPL side Sunderland has been fined £20,000 ($31,000) "after admitting an FA misconduct charge" arising from its game against Everton earlier this month. The Black Cats "were charged with failing to ensure their players conducted themselves in an orderly fashion during the game which ended in a 1-1 draw" (PA, 11/17).