Tuesday, June 21, 2016

France expels Russian soccer fan chief again (Reuters)

Russian soccer fan leader Alexander Shprygin, who will again be deported from France after he returned despite a previous expulsion in connection with violence that marred the start of Euro 2016, is seen during his first expulsion in Marseille, France, June 18, 2016. REUTERS/Jean Paul Pelissier/File Photo

France deported Russian soccer fan leader Alexander Shprygin on Wednesday for the second time in less than a week over violence that marred the start of the Euro 2016 tournament, a spokesman for France's Interior Ministry said. Police re-arrested Shprygin on Monday in the southwestern city of Toulouse, where the Russian team was playing Wales. "Alexander Shprygin was expelled from France.


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