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Barca fined for Clasico beach ball incident

Fans threw various beach balls on to the Camp Nou pitch in Wednesday's Clasico [Courtesy]

Barcelona have been fined 1,500 euros ($1,660) and warned the Camp Nou could be closed after beach balls were thrown on to the pitch during this week's Clasico against Real Madrid, the Spanish football federation announced on Friday.

Inflatable balls were tossed on to the field Wednesday in a politically charged fixture which originally had to be postponed due to violent demonstrations across Catalonia.

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