Russia to be docked six points if more fan troubleJune 13, 2012 - 21:59 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Russia will be docked six points in qualifying for the next European Championship if their fans step out of line again after disturbances at their opening Euro 2012 game against the Czech Republic last Friday, UEFA said on Wednesday, June 13. The charges against Russia's fans included setting off and throwing fireworks and the display of illicit banners at the match in Wroclaw which Dick Advocaat's team won 4-1. Russian and Polish fans were also involved in the worst violence of the tournament around the second group game in Warsaw on Tuesday. Police, who feared trouble at the Euro 2012 game due to uneasy relations between the two countries, detained 184 people, 156 of them Poles, 25 Russians, and three other foreign fans. Russia, who drew 1-1 with Poland, top Group A on four points with the Czech Republic second on three, according to Reuters.
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