English court imposes five-year stadium ban on YB fans

An English court in Birmingham has sentenced three supporters of Bernese football club Young Boys (YB) to a five-year stadium ban. They must also pay fines totalling the equivalent of CHF1,700 ($2,100). +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox This was announced on Monday at the request of the Swiss News Agency Keystone-SDA. Previously, a 36-year-old YB fan had already been sentenced to two months in prison. The background to this is the riots at Aston Villa's stadium during last week's Europa League match. After the 36-year-old, three other men, aged 18, 24 and 38, appeared before Birmingham Magistrates' Court on Saturday. They were released from custody after the hearing, the court announced. + Hooliganism in football: Swiss authorities take tough line The so-called Football Banning Order (FBO) is a type of official stadium ban that is not imposed by a club but by the court at the request of the police or public prosecutor's office. It prohibits a person from ...