Soccer-UEFA fine Ireland for pro-IRA chant after women's qualifier

European soccer body UEFA fined the Football Association of Ireland 20,000 euros ($21,016) on Thursday for their women's team singing a pro-IRA chant after beating Scotland in October to qualify for next year's World Cup. A video posted on social media after the 1-0 playoff second leg win in Glasgow showed players chanting a slogan supportive of the paramilitary Irish Republican Army that sought to end British rule in Northern Ireland.

UEFA's control, ethics and disciplinary body said in a statement it had fined the FAI for a "violation of the basic rules of decent conduct". Ireland manager Vera Pauw and the FAI had apologised for the incident.

($1 = 0.9517 euros)