Hungarian Football Federation to appeal against FIFA's sanction

The Hungarian Football Federation (MLSZ) said on Tuesday that it will appeal against the sanction imposed by the FIFA Disciplinary Committee. The MLSZ said in a statement on its website that it will appeal for a fairer decision after receiving the official decision from FIFA. The sanction is excessive and unfair, the statement said. The FIFA Disciplinary Committee on Tuesday notified the MLSZ of a sanction imposed at the meeting of the committee. The committee sanctioned Hungary to play a World Cup qualifier against Romania without spectators on March 22. It also decided to impose a fine of CHF (Swiss francs) 40,000 on the MLSZ. Following a friendly match between Hungary and Israel, played on 15 August 2012 in Budapest, FIFA was informed that a group of Hungarian supporters had chanted anti-Semitic chants, and displayed other offensive symbols. Following an extensive investigation, the members of the Disciplinary Committee were unanimous in condemning an abhorrent episode of racism, anti-Semitism, and of political provocative and aggressive nature perpetrated by supporters of the Hungarian national team. Source : XINHUA