Porto hit with €20,000 fine for racist abuse during City match
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Uefa yesterday fined Porto €20,000 (£16,700) for the racist abuse of Manchester City's Mario Balotelli and Yaya Touré by their supporters in a Europa League game in Portugal on 16 February.
City gathered mobile phone footage to demonstrate the fans' abuse to Uefa. Porto have three days to appeal.
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