West Ham and Fiorentina charged by UEFA after incidents in Europa Conference League final in Prague

West Ham and Fiorentina have been charged by UEFA following incidents during Wednesday’s Europa Conference League final in Prague. The Premier League club have been charged with invasion of the field of play and throwing of objects, and their opponents have been charged with throwing of objects and the lighting of fireworks.

Ad One notable incident saw Fiorentina player Cristiano Biraghi injured by an object thrown from the crowd in the first half, with referee Carlos del Cerro Grande halting play. UEFA Europa Conference LeaguePlay stopped in Conference League final as Biraghi struck by missile thrown from crowd07/06/2023 AT 20:00 Biraghi suffered a cut to the head, which required medical attention and a bandage.

Both clubs condemned that incident before the charges were handed down. «West Ham United unreservedly condemn the behaviour of a small number of individuals who threw objects onto the pitch during tonight's UEFA Europa Conference League final,» West Ham said in a statement.

«These actions have no place in football and do not in any way represent the values of our football club and the overwhelming majority of our supporters, who have behaved impeccably in Prague this week and throughout our last two seasons in European competition. »In line with our zero-tolerance approach, anyone identified will have their details passed to the police and will be given an indefinite ban and therefore be unable to enter London Stadium and travel with the club." The Serie A club said the following: «This unacceptable behaviour obviously affected the performance of the footballer and his team-mates, who had their attention drawn away from footballing matters by the threats to their own safety.