MADRID, Feb 27 — Atletico Madrid have been fined €12,000 (RM55,172) by the Spanish football federation due to their supporters singing "Die Griezmann die” at Barcelona forward Antoine Griezmann at a La Liga match between the sides last December.

A statement from the federation’s competition committee yesterday confirmed the fine for the chanting, following a complaint from La Liga. The referee’s report from the game on Dec. 1 did not make any reference to the chanting.

The league’s organising body has been cracking down on offensive chanting since a Deportivo La Coruna fan died following violence before a game away to Atletico in 2014.

Griezmann spent five seasons at Atletico before joining Barca in July after the Spanish champions paid the France forward’s €120 million-euro release clause. — Reuters