Article #22843

• Slavia could forfeit match and have stadium closed

• Slavia chair calls incident in derby ‘disgrace’

Slavia Prague face stiff punishment after their fans invaded the pitch during stoppage time in a derby against Sparta in the Czech league on Saturday night. At the time, Slavia were leading 3-2, a scoreline that would have secured their defence of the Czech league title with three games to spare.

The disciplinary committee of the country’s football association said after an extraordinary meeting on Sunday that “such behaviour will not be tolerated in professional football”. Slavia’s punishment could be announced on Tuesday, it said. It could include forfeiting the match, banning fans from the stadium and a fine.