Six-time champion AC Milan and two-time winner Barcelona can reach the last 16 on today if they each collect a single point against Shakhtar Donetsk and Celtic, respectively. German champion Werder Bremen is also on the brink while Spanish titlist Valencia looks almost certain to go out and badly needs a victory at Anderlecht to stay in contention.
Two men were charged with public disorder Tuesday for for alleged racially taunting Birmingham City striker Dwight Yorke, police said.
David Ashcroft, 21, and Jason Perryman, 22, were arrested and charged with the racially aggravated public order offense before being released on bail and ordered to appear in court on Wednesday.
Yorke, the former Trinidad and Tobago national team forward, confronted fans Sunday when his team drew 3-3 at Blackburn and later said they directed monkey gestures toward him.
The incident was shown on TV, and Lancashire police said that Ashcroft and Perryman voluntarily surrendered at a Blackburn police station.
The maximum sentence for racially aggravated public order offenses is two years in prison.
Meanwhile, Birmingham City owner David Sullivan was condemned for saying that the incident had been "blown out of proportion."
Sullivan suggested that Yorke, who joined Birmingham from Blackburn in the summer, should have avoided the fans rather than confront them.
Sullivan said Yorke was free to leave the club if he was unhappy about the situation.
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