Dear Uefa, why have we been fined €5,000 for ‘Uefa mafia’ chants?
The words were audible in our women’s game but as president of Brann, I argue they are within freedom of expression
Have you ever been fined for expressing something that is clearly within international legislation on freedom of expression? We have. In a Women’s Champions League match in Bergen this year.
For a short period of our game against St Pölten in January our supporters chanted “Uefa mafia” after not being awarded a free-kick. Big deal? Apparently so as we were fined €5,000 (£4,275) by Uefa for it. In women’s football, that is a lot of money and about 10% of the prize money for winning the match.
