African Player: Russian Games

african player: In another case, a hardline fan group segregated part of a stadium for people of Slavic appearance, the report alleges, according to Hamilton Spectator. Fans of Russian champion Spartak Moscow flew anti-Semitic banners. There were 89 racist and far-right incidents at Russian games in the 2016-17 season, slightly below the two previous seasons, according to Thursday's report by European anti-discrimination group FARE and Russia-based SOVA. In one case, an African player complained of racist abuse by an opponent during a Russian Premier League game. The Russian Football Union's disciplinary committee, however, has said it didn't detect a single racist incident in any of the top three divisions this season. The Russian football authorities and the government authorities have realized ... the way both of these competitions will be tarnished by the fear of racism occurring and they've taken some quite strong measures, FARE's executive director Piara Powar told The Associated Press in a telephone interview. The report comes ahead of the Confederations Cup, starting Saturday, and a year ahead of the World Cup. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.