Russia coach Slutski shrugs off trouble, eyes Welsh redemption (Reuters)

By Alastair Macdonald LILLE, France (Reuters) - Russia's players have not been distracted by the fan violence that has brought a threat of disqualification from Euro 2016, coach Leonid Slutski said after another stuttering performance from his team on Wednesday. "It has had no effect on the team," Slutski said after Russia's 2-1 defeat by Slovakia in Lille on Wednesday which leaves them now needing to beat Wales in their final Group B game to survive in the tournament. Worryingly, with the threat of expulsion from this tournament hanging over the 2018 World Cup hosts, a flare went off among Russian fans after Denis Glushakov's late strike gave them brief hope of salvaging a point.