West Ham have condemned the behaviour of a section of their support for throwing an object at Fiorentina captain Cristiano Biraghi on Wednesday night in the Europa Conference League final in Prague.Biraghi went to take a corner at the end of the Eden Arena, where West Ham fans were sitting, when all of a sudden, he was struck with an unidentified object.🗣️ Fiorentina President Rocco Commisso: “Luka Jovic broke his nose. Then Cristiano Biraghi (got hit on head by a cup).“I spoke to the Premier League President, telling him they are all animals for how they treated our footballers. The defeat is not fair.” pic.twitter.com/nFA2FO8Z0P— SPORTbible (@sportbible) June 8, 2023 He required a head strapping in order to continue and, as blood poured from his head, a stadium announcement had issued a warning for fans to stop throwing things and respect the players and officials before the match could continue.West Ham issued a statement promising to take action against anyone found to have committed an offence and ban them from attending matches at the London Stadium.”West Ham United unreservedly condemn the behaviour of a small number of individuals who threw objects onto the pitch during tonight’s UEFA Europa Conference League final.The Hammers’ European joy: Rice hails Moyes, the fans go wild and heroes Bowen and Antonio go party”These actions have no place in football, and do not in any way represent the values of our football club and the overwhelming majority of our supporters, who have behaved impeccably in Prague this week and throughout our last two seasons in European competition.”We will work with the police and other stakeholders to review the incidents and act against anyone found guilty of an offence.”In line with our zero-tolerance approach, anyone identified will have their details passed to the police and will be given an indefinite ban and therefore be unable to enter London Stadium and travel with the club. There is no place for this kind of behaviour at West Ham United.”##NAJAVA_MECA_7310403##
