Ukraine "has been given two weeks by UEFA to produce new safety and security proposals for the Olympic Stadium in Kiev in the wake of crowd disturbances during Dynamo Kiev's Champions League match against Chelsea last month," according to Igor Nitsak of REUTERS. Ukraine Football Federation (FFU) Exec Dir Volodymyr Geninson said that UEFA "could order future matches in the competition to be played behind closed doors or moved elsewhere." He said Ukraine was facing "the last yellow card" from UEFA following the latest trouble, including incidents of racist behavior, and risked a "red card" if there were any more disciplinary breaches. Geninson said, "We are speaking only about the security issues at the Olympic Stadium in Kiev, but if we show that we are serious on improving the stadium security system, at least, the venue will not be suspended." UEFA "is taking action following the latest in a series of incidents at the Olympic Stadium, on Oct. 20, in which a prolonged attack towards black fans was caught on camera by FARE, the anti-discriminatory Football Against Racism in Europe body" (REUTERS, 11/4).
