The Football Association were today fined £9,000 by UEFA following crowd trouble at the Slovakia v England match in October.

The Slovakian FA were fined £27,000 at a disciplinary hearing in Nyon, Switzerland, today for racist abuse of England players by local fans.

UEFA did recognise the "considerable efforts taken by the FA to organise their supporters for away matches."

The Slovakians' fine was for "lack of organisation and order" in the stadium in Bratislava.

The FA had submitted a detailed dossier which claimed local security staff allowed up to 2,000 ticketless or unauthorised England fans into the stadium. There is a deadline of December 21st to lodge an appeal.

FA spokesman Paul Newman has stated in reaction to the news: "We welcome the comments made by UEFA's control and disciplinary body in acknowledging the efforts made to control our supporters during the game.

"They have also very clearly taken into account our submission on the responsibilities of the Slovakian authorities with regard to the organisation of the match.

"We will now be considering whether an appeal is appropriate."