Lech Poznan face an eight-game punishment following rioting at Sunday’s match against Legia Warsaw.
WARSAW, Poland — Lech Poznan have been ordered to play eight games next season without spectators because of rioting and brawling by fans.
The order on Monday involved Lech Poznan’s first five matches in the top Polish league, and their first three games in the Europa League, said Zbigniew Hoffmann, the governor of Wielkopolska, the region in Western Poland which encompasses the city of Poznan.
Lech Poznan fans threw flares onto the pitch as the team was losing to visiting Legia Warszawa 2-0 on…
Jan Bednarek in action for Poland’s under-21s.
Southampton have signed central defender Jan Bednarek from Polish club Lech Poznan.
Poland under-21 international Bednarek has agreed a five-year contract and will link up with his new teammates when he returns from international duty at the European Under-21 Championship.
Bednarek, 21, helped Lech Poznan to athird-placed finish in Poland last season and told Southampton’s official website he was “so happy” to have joined the club.
“This is the moment I have worked for that makes my dreams come…