FILE - In this June 12, 2012 file photo, Italy striker Antonio Cassano gestures during a press conference prior to the start of a training session at the Euro 2012 soccer championship in Krakow, Poland. UEFA, Friday, July 20, 2012, has fined Italy forward Antonio Cassano for his comments about gay players at the European Championship. UEFA says Cassano was fined €15,000 ($18,250) for making "a discriminatory press statement" at an official media event in Poland last month. Cassano told reporters during a press conference he hoped there were no homosexual players on the Italian national squad, and then used a derogatory word to describe gays. When an Italian reporter suggested there were gay players on the team, Cassano appeared at a loss for words before responding. "That's their problem, but I hope not," he said. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)