UEFA suspend Serbia coach, fine FA for delayed kick off

UEFA has punished Serbia coach Ljubisa Tumbakovic with a one-match ban and fined the Balkan nation’s FA 20,000 euros (18,027 pounds) for a delayed kickoff in their 1-0 Nations League home defeat by Hungary last month.

Serbia turned up several minutes late from the tunnel at Red Star stadium for the Group B3 match on Oct. 11 and European soccer’s governing body said it had also fined Tumbakovic 5,000 euros.

UEFA did not specify, however, whether Tumbakovic is to serve the ban in their crunch Euro 2020 qualifier at home to Scotland on Nov. 12 or their Nations League visit to Hungary three days later.

“The Control, Ethics and Disciplinary body has decided to fine the Football Association of Serbia 20,000 for being responsible for the late kick off,” UEFA said in a statement.