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Football Notes: Romania Must Play Euro '16 Qualifier At Home Behind Closed Doors

The domestic football federation (FRF) said that Romania "must play their Euro 2016 qualifier at home to Finland behind closed doors after racist and violent behaviour from their fans during the goalless draws against Hungary and Greece." The FRF in a statement on Thursday said that UEFA's disciplinary panel "also fined the Romanian federation 110,000 euros ($124,421) in total for the bad behaviour" (REUTERS, 9/17). ... Montrose Football Club has received a £40,000 ($62,153) grant "towards its new state-of-the-art artificial surface." The new turf "was laid at Links Park over the summer at a cost of more than" £100,000 ($170,920). The sum was given to the club by the Scottish Football Partnership, which "awards grants to help clubs undertaking major projects" (London COURIER, 9/17).

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