The England football team last night agreed to pay for the $60,000 damage caused to a Cathay Pacific plane when they flew home from Hong Kong last week.
But instead of any one player being named as responsible for wrecking two television sets and a table, the team accepted 'collective responsibility'.
The announcement came after coach Terry Venables disciplined the team. An FA spokesman said some of the team would face 'financial penalties'. They 'expressed their sincere regret for the incident', he said.
Venables said many members of the squad appeared to have been unaware of any problems on the flight until they reached their homes.
He said three players were angry about being blamed publicly.
The three - believed to be Paul Gascoigne, Robbie Fowler and Steve MacManaman - were seeking legal advice on compensation.
The move means none of the players involved in the incident will be removed from the England squad ahead of the Euro 96 championship.