ST. PETERSBURG Russia – Russian football’s handling of racism cases faced renewed criticism ahead of Saturday’s 2018 World Cup qualifying draw after a player received a two-game ban for his angry reaction to alleged abuse.Spartak Moscow, whose fans were accused of taunting FC Ufa midfielder Emmanuel Frimpong, were not punished by the Russian Football Union on Wednesday. ”For the Russian FA to say they didn’t hear or see any evidence of racism is beyond a joke,” Frimpong, who is black, wrote to more than 750,000 Twitter followers.Frimpong, a Ghanaian who has played for Arsenal in the English Premier League, said he had ”no problems” with being banned for the actual finger gesture to Spartak fans, around 30 minutes into their opening game of the season in the Russian top-flight. The RFU, which said Frimpong was banned for an ”offensive gesture to spectators,” did fine Spartak 20,000 rubles ($350), but only because objects were thrown onto the pitch.The case showed that ”Russian authorities remain deaf to racism,” according to football anti-discrimination group FARE, who published a report in February documenting more than 200 incidents of racist and discriminatory behavior linked to Russian football over two seasons. The Russian government disputes the… Read full this story
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