Unconditional punishment.

Why the Russian national team can be kicked out from Euro 2016. The conditional disqualification imposed on the team of Leonid Slutsky could become real even in the event of the actions of the provocateurs. 150,000 euros in a fine and conditional disqualification. UEFA punished the Russian Football Union for the riots at the stadium in Marseille that occurred during and after the 2016 European Championship match between teams of Russia and England. According to the official website of the organization, the RFU was fined 150 thousand euros, and the Russian national team was imposed a conditional disqualification until the end of Euro 2016. The disqualification, that is, the exclusion of the Russian national team from the tournament, may come into force in the event of a repetition of incidents involving Russian fans inside stadiums.
A disciplinary case against the RFU was opened following the results of the match in Marseille and reports from officials. According to a report from UEFA representatives, Russian fans were seen engaging in racist manifestations, the use of pyrotechnics and riots in the stands. At the same time, the officials considered that the Russians were the initiators of the clashes with the British, therefore, a disciplinary case was not initiated against England.

The UEFA Executive Committee, however, threatened that if such clashes repeat, both Russia and England will be expelled from the tournament. However, officially the conditional disqualification was imposed only on Russia. The sword of Damocles hovered over Russia. As reported by TASS with reference to the words of the Minister of Sports of Russia and the head of the RFU Vitaly Mutko, the Russian Football Union will not appeal the decision of the UEFA Disciplinary Committee. "A disciplinary decision has been made, now we will receive an official notification. We will fulfill the decision of UEFA, what else could be the position of the RFU," Mutko said.
According to the official website of the organization, the RFU was fined 150 thousand euros, and the Russian national team was imposed a conditional disqualification until the end of Euro 2016. Despite the fact that the Russian national team, it would seem, escaped the most severe punishment,
The conditional disqualification will hang over the Russian team with the sword of Damocles throughout the tournament, no matter how long or short it turns out for the Russians. At the same time, any incident will nullify all the efforts of the football players of Leonid Slutsky's team. An amazing situation is developing - the obvious failure of the organizers of the tournament and the French law enforcement forces, which completely lost control over the situation in Marseille, is now completely shifted to Russia. European media are full of materials in which Russian football fans are declared the main evil and almost the only perpetrators of the riots at Euro 2016. The topic of depriving Russia of the rights to host the 2018 World Cup was raised again, and the tone here is set by the representatives of England, whose fans, in fact, became the initiators of the clashes in Marseille. The Russians are paying for the French mess of the French Ministry of Internal Affairs, disgraced in the early days of the championship, now trying to catch up by launching a real hunt for Russian fans under the slogan "The more we deport, the better." The French do not intend to distinguish between the right and the guilty - it is too long and troublesome. AiF.ru correspondent Stepan Chaushyan almost fell under this campaign, who narrowly escaped expulsion from the country, despite the fact that all his documents were in order, he did not take part in any clashes, and is in France as part of a group of others For some reason, acts of violence against Russians, such as the attack on a bus carrying Russian journalists, remain outside the attention of the French authorities. It seems that UEFA and the French authorities have already decided on the main culprits for themselves, and this does not bode well for the Russian team. The players of the national team appealed to the fans with a request not to allow any illegal actions in the matches with Slovakia and Wales. There is no doubt that the majority will heed this request. However, the situation is developing in such a way that now the actions of one fool with a rocket launcher will be enough to initiate a new case and disqualify the Russian national team. Ideal conditions have been created for the provocateurs. The situation is complicated by the fact that the Russian side has almost no influence on the provision of security measures at French stadiums. For example, in the same Marseilles, the sectors of the Russians and the British were in close proximity to each other. Meanwhile, this practice at all major tournaments has long been considered a gross violation of security measures. The question arises: is it stupidity or deliberate provocation? One more question: where did the Russians get powerful pyrotechnics in the stands? How did the security services work at the stadium, where did they look? And if it is so easy to bring pyrotechnics into the stadium, then who can guarantee that explosive devices cannot be brought into it? When a severe punishment is imposed on the team of the host country of a match or tournament, there is logic in this. The punishment imposed on guests who, as the proverb says, cannot climb into a strange monastery with their own charter, looks rather strange. There is also a danger of provocation. As you know, the Ukrainian national team also participates in Euro 2016, whose fans have “tender” feelings for the Russians. Now they got a great opportunity to annoy the "enemies" - it is enough to infiltrate the match of the Russian team and, for example, fire a rocket launcher, or fight with the stewards. Given that the Europeans are unable to distinguish between Russians and Ukrainians, the success of such a provocation is guaranteed. This, unfortunately, is not a fantasy, but a very real prospect. Will the judges help to get rid of the "problem"? The atmosphere around the Russian national team can also affect such an aspect as refereeing in the matches of our team. The fact is that they try to get rid of "problem" teams at major international tournaments at the first opportunity. It is quite difficult to do this with teams that have a reputation of favorites, but with those who are of a lower rank, no problem. This does not mean that the referees will begin to brazenly "kill" the Russians - just two or three whistles at the right moment, a couple of missed offsides or one penalty. The national teams of the USSR and Russia were "drowned" and in much quieter times,
Of course, all this is not a reason to give up and consider the Russian national team doomed. But it must be admitted that now factors that have nothing to do with playing football can play a decisive role in the outcome of Euro 2016 for Russia.