Thursday, June 23, 2016

Fan chief says Russians suffering 'politicized' treatment at Euro 2016 (Reuters)

Alexander Shprygin, the leader of a Russian soccer fan union, attends a news conference in Moscow, Russia June 23, 2016. REUTERS/Sergei Karpukhin

By Dmitriy Rogovitskiy MOSCOW (Reuters) - The head of Russia's football supporters' association on Thursday said Russian fans were the victims of "politicized" treatment at Euro 2016 and blamed French authorities for violence. Alexander Shprygin said the All-Russian Supporters Association was looking at how to bring home three supporters who were jailed in France for taking part in violence in Marseille on June 11 as England played Russia. Shprygin said he was in contact with Alexei Yerunov, Nikolai Morozov and Sergei Gorbachev, who received sentences of up to two years.


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