It seems absurd to me that we have to play behind closed doors, which will seriously damage the club economically and stop the fans from participating in this event.

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It simply is not acceptable for BMW to play games behind closed doors with the lives and jobs of thousands of workers and their families.

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Pro Patria will also be forced to play a game behind closed doors as punishment for the incident, the Italian Football Federation announced on Monday.

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"It is not a punishment when you play a behind-closed-doors game to help players keep their fitness, " he added.

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The good news for the Championship leaders is that they will not have to play their remaining fixtures behind closed doors.

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Two seasons ago Juve were ordered to play a home game behind closed doors after an incident aimed at Balotelli, who is of Ghanaian descent.

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That means the Italian club will play Stuttgart on March 14 behind closed doors as well as its next home tie.

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Dynamo Kiev will play its next two games in European competition behind closed doors as punishment for racist behavior by its supporters.

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Slovakia were ordered to play their home qualifier against Liechtenstein in April behind closed doors after their fans racially abused England players in Bratislava last October.

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