PARIS, Feb 21 — French club Nantes have been fined a combined €21,000 (RM97,000) after supporters set off flares during matches as part of a tribute to former striker Emiliano Sala, who died in a plane crash last month.
A single-engine plane carrying Sala from Nantes to his new team Cardiff City crashed on January 21 in the English Channel, before he made his debut for the Premier League side.
Wreckage was found on February 3 following a privately-funded underwater search and Sala's body was recovered three days later while the plane's pilot David Ibbotson is still missing.
Ligue 1's disciplinary commission fined Nantes €16,500 after supporters set off flares and threw objects in a league match against St Etienne on January 30, the club's first game after the Argentine went missing.
They were also fined €4,500 for a similar tribute by fans in their league game against Nimes earlier this month. — Reuters
