UEFA PUNISH CSKA!

Uefa has ordered the partial closure of CSKA Moscow's stadium during the club's next Champions League tie following racist chanting directed at Manchester City's Yaya Toure.

The Russian club was charged after Toure complained about the chanting during City's 2-1 win on 23 October.

A single-tiered end section of Arena Khimki will be closed when CSKA host holders Bayern Munich on 27 November. CSKA had denied Toure's claims he had been racially abused.But European football's governing body charged the club following a hearing in Switzerland by its control and disciplinary body.

A statement read: "The fight against racism is a high priority for Uefa. The European governing body has a zero-tolerance policy towards racism and discrimination on the pitch and in the stands."

Piara Power, executive director of Football Against Racism in Europe (FARE), said on Twitter: "Uefa's CSKA sanction is a clear signal. Racism and other forms of discriminatory abuse will be punished. Education is the only answer long term."

In May, Uefa announced that in the case of racist incidents involving spectators, a partial stadium closure would be applied for the first offence and a full stadium closure for a second, coupled with a fine of 50,000 euros (£42,800). City midfielder Toure, 30, said he was "furious" after he was targeted by the home supporters in the 18,636-capacity stadium, and reported the chants to Romanian referee Ovidiu Hategan during the game and afterwards.Hategan has been absolved of blame after the referee was accused of not following the correct procedure and reporting Toure's complaint to the stadium's safety officer.
Under guidelines issued in 2009, a public announcement would then have been made warning fans to desist.