Birmingham City have been fined 40,000 pounds following a pitch invasion after their League Cup victory over Aston Villa.
|||London – Birmingham City have been fined 40,000 pounds ($64,100) following a pitch invasion after their League Cup victory over arch rivals Aston Villa at St Andrew's on Dec. 1, the Football Association said on Tuesday.
A total of 20,000 pounds of the fine will be suspended until the end of the 2013/2014 season.
The Premier League club admitted a charge of failing to ensure no spectators or unauthorised persons encroached onto the playing area.
Five people were arrested after the pitch invasion following Birmingham's 2-1 quarter-final win. City beat Arsenal 2-1 in the final in February, securing their first major trophy since 1963. – Reuters
Source: http://www.iol.co.za/birmingham-fined-for-pitch-invasion-1.1049043
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