Legia Warsaw charged over anti-UEFA banner

It seems that UEFA didn't take too kindly to the banner that Legia Warsaw supporters unveiled ahead of its Europa League match versus FC Aktobe.

The governing body of European football announced on Monday that they've charged the Polish club for the anti-UEFA tifo that included a banner reading "Because Football Doesn't Matter, Money Does" and featured a pig holding a sign that read "6<1." The banner was also surrounded by lit flares and inflatable pigs.

Of course, the tifo stemmed from UEFA overturning Legia's 6-1 win on aggregate against Celtic in a Champions League play-off. After fielding Bartosz Bereszynski, who was ineligible to play due to suspension, in the second leg, Legia were awarded a 3-0 loss for the match, a result that allowed Celtic to progress, and forced the Polish club to the ranks of the Europa League instead.

UEFA's disciplinary panel will judge the case on Thursday and potential sanctions could be applied when Legia open the Europa League group stage at home to Lokeren on Sept. 18.

Any punishment will mark the third time in four seasons that Legia have faced sanctions. A section of their stadium was closed for a Champions League play-off last season due to racist behavior by supporters, and they were also disciplined three years ago when fans unveiled a "Jihad Legia" banner in Arabic-style script while taking on Israeli club Hapoel Tel Aviv in a Europa League match.