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Russia chose its most majestic city to begin the events leading up to the 2018 World Cup, but accusations of racism were in the air during the qualifying draw this Saturday in Saint Petersburg. Russian President Vladimir Putin and FIFA President Sepp Blatter led the presentation at the 18th-century Konstantin Palace. However, football's governing body is questioning Russia's willingness to crack down on racist abuse in its domestic league after Ghanaian player Emmanuel Frimpong claimed he was subjected to monkey chants by Spartak fans. Moscow during the opening of the Russian Premier League season. The Russian Football Union's disciplinary committee found there was no evidence of racism and banned the Ufa player for two games for reacting with a rude gesture. Although Frimpong accepted that it was wrong for him to react against Spartak fans, he expressed surprise at the discovery. "For the Russian Football Union to say that they did not hear or see evidence of racism is more than a joke," he wrote on his Twitter account.
Having been suspended for two games is acceptable on my part for the gesture; "There is no problem with that." FIFA has asked Russia's soccer America Mobile Number List governing body to deliver its report into the incident by Tuesday, including justification for its decision. "Of course because the World Cup will be held in this country, there is a lot of focus on Russia, and therefore it is like that with us as well," FIFA sustainability director said in a press conference in St. Petersburg on Thursday. "We are following with great interest what is happening, and we are following this case in particular." The Frimpong case is not an isolated incident in Russia. A February report by anti-discrimination group FARE and the Moscow-based Sova Center documented 99 incidents of racist and far-right acts by soccer fans between May 2012 and May 2014. On Monday, Brazilian striker Hulk told reporters that he faces racist actions in almost every match in Russia, and expressed disappointment in response to the Frimpong incident that no one from the Spartak team condemned "these racist actions." Even those comments from the striker, who plays for Russian league champion Zenit St.
According to Russian media reports, Russian Football Union honorary president said: "It's definitely not Hulk's business. What he has to do is go out on the field and score goals. Russian Sports Minister Vitaly — a member of FIFA's executive committee — also appeared to downplay the issue, telling the TASS news agency that the incident should not be "exaggerated into a big scandal." Hulk had been named in the team of assistants in the draw for this Saturday's event, also made up of players such as Brazilian soccer great Ronaldo, Diego of Uruguay, Fabio of Italy and Samuel of Cameroon, but FIFA He said that due to club commitments, the Brazilian had been replaced by former Russia captain . Russia's soccer authorities have said they are doing everything to eradicate racism, but Yuri — director of the anti-discrimination section of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights — said more needs to be done. «It is a behavioral problem. It is a societal problem. In Russia, in fact, we have also noticed that there is no understanding of what racism means," told reporters at the launch of the FIFA Sustainability Program on Thursday before the preliminary draw, which determines the groups that qualify for the six confederations.
Having been suspended for two games is acceptable on my part for the gesture; "There is no problem with that." FIFA has asked Russia's soccer America Mobile Number List governing body to deliver its report into the incident by Tuesday, including justification for its decision. "Of course because the World Cup will be held in this country, there is a lot of focus on Russia, and therefore it is like that with us as well," FIFA sustainability director said in a press conference in St. Petersburg on Thursday. "We are following with great interest what is happening, and we are following this case in particular." The Frimpong case is not an isolated incident in Russia. A February report by anti-discrimination group FARE and the Moscow-based Sova Center documented 99 incidents of racist and far-right acts by soccer fans between May 2012 and May 2014. On Monday, Brazilian striker Hulk told reporters that he faces racist actions in almost every match in Russia, and expressed disappointment in response to the Frimpong incident that no one from the Spartak team condemned "these racist actions." Even those comments from the striker, who plays for Russian league champion Zenit St.
According to Russian media reports, Russian Football Union honorary president said: "It's definitely not Hulk's business. What he has to do is go out on the field and score goals. Russian Sports Minister Vitaly — a member of FIFA's executive committee — also appeared to downplay the issue, telling the TASS news agency that the incident should not be "exaggerated into a big scandal." Hulk had been named in the team of assistants in the draw for this Saturday's event, also made up of players such as Brazilian soccer great Ronaldo, Diego of Uruguay, Fabio of Italy and Samuel of Cameroon, but FIFA He said that due to club commitments, the Brazilian had been replaced by former Russia captain . Russia's soccer authorities have said they are doing everything to eradicate racism, but Yuri — director of the anti-discrimination section of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights — said more needs to be done. «It is a behavioral problem. It is a societal problem. In Russia, in fact, we have also noticed that there is no understanding of what racism means," told reporters at the launch of the FIFA Sustainability Program on Thursday before the preliminary draw, which determines the groups that qualify for the six confederations.