Monday, June 20, 2016

Russian fan leader arrested, faces 2nd deportation in a week (The Associated Press)

Alexander Shprygin, the leader of a Russian fan group, holds a Russian flag depicting a bear and reading Russia Forward, as a group of soccer fans deported from France arrived in Moscow, Russia, Saturday, June 18, 2016. A group of 20 Russian soccer fans were deported from France, after French authorities accused them of being involved in hooliganism. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)

The leader of a Russian fan union with alleged far-right links was arrested at Russia's game with Wales on Monday and now faces being deported from France for the second time in a week. French Interior Ministry spokesman Pierre-Henri Brandet said Alexander Shprygin was detained at the stadium in Toulouse, three days after he was deported from France after authorities accused him of involvement in hooliganism. ''Detained tonight in the Toulouse stadium, Alexander Shprygin was placed in custody and his situation will be dealt with either administratively or with a judicial procedure,'' Brandet told The Associated Press by text message.


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