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Racist chants from Spartak fans
July 14, 2017 in Moscow during the match between Spartak and "Locomotive" fans of the red and white chanted a racist chant.
On July 14, 2017, during the match for the Russian Super Cup between Spartak and Lokomotiv, red and white fans chanted a racist chant. Fans shouted "Banana, banana-mother. What for the Russian national team is a monkey?".
Brazilian-born goalkeeper Guilherme Marinato, who has taken Russian citizenship and plays for the Russian national team, is playing for Lokomotiv; as well as the brown-skinned Brazilian striker Ari, who is awaiting citizenship.
On July 20, the RFU FTC fined Spartak 250,000 rubles. The head of the Spartak fan club, Valentin Korshunov, said that the fans " personally did not hurt anyone. Maybe sang at all about the zoo team? ".
Sources
- Spartak fans chanted a racist chant during the game against Lokomotiv // Championship.ru. 2017. July 14.
- We were banned from going to World Cup matches, but they demand to calm down.” Interview with the head of the Spartak fan club // Match TV 2017. July 20.