Thursday, October 18, 2007

Leeds in the clear

Leeds have escaped punishment for the pitch invasion which marred their final Championship home game of the season in April.

The Elland Road club, docked 15 points after going into administration when their relegation to League One was confirmed by the 1-1 draw with Ipswich, will not be censured for the scenes which saw the game delayed for 30 minutes.

An FA spokesman said: "It has always been our policy to punish the people who committed the offences rather than clubs themselves."

West Yorkshire Police released photographs of those fans who ran on to the pitch and have made 17 arrests.

One of the four fans who have already been before the courts was handed a five-year ban from all football grounds.

Another eight people have been charged with offences relating to the pitch invasion, while the remaining five fans arrested have been released on police bail.

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