FTC RFU issued a decision on Dziuba for rude communication with a journalist

The Control and Disciplinary Committee of the Russian Football Union (FTC RFU) suspended Lokomotiv striker Artem Dzyuba for two matches conditionally for insulting a journalist, and the athlete was also fined 50 thousand rubles.

Earlier, the striker, who missed the match of the fourth round of the WORLD RPL against Krylya Sovetov (1: 1) due to damage, reacted rudely to the question of the RB Sport correspondent, promising to put the journalist’s phone in “one place” next time.

– Dziuba was not in the application [на матч с «Крыльями”], however, according to the regulations, he is a “subject of football”. A disciplinary violation occurred on the territory of the stadium. The violation was committed immediately after the match. So it’s all within the jurisdiction of the committee.

We first listened to Borodin, he repeated his question and explained that he was both an accredited journalist and in a photographer’s bib. Dziuba said in his speech that he did not know who approached him.

Artem said that the journalist pursued him, he could not restrain himself and expressed his words to the journalist. After listening to all parties, the FTC decided to disqualify Dziuba for two matches conditionally and fine him 50 thousand rubles. Set a trial period until the end of the season.

The fine can be appealed. A suspended sentence can activate a second violation.

The journalist did not consider himself offended. He didn’t take it as an insult. If such behavior is in relation to match officials, then this will be considered a different article. If the journalist considered himself offended, then there could be a real punishment. Dzyuba admitted his guilt, believes that he did wrong.

– Did the journalist ask Dziuba at the meeting of the FTC, where did he want to put his phone?

– Artem did not answer this question. Representatives of the club answered: he could mean – by the collar, in his pocket, purse.

The territory at the stadium is a place where specialists go out and give interviews. If Dziuba did not want to give an interview, he could have said so. There was such a case, the guard protected Dzyuba from the same journalist, representatives of Loko said this. If the situation had unfolded on the territory, conditionally, of the shopping center, then nothing would have happened.

– Speaking of persecution, what did Dzyuba mean?

– He was with the children, said this phrase, and they left.

– How do you assess this situation?

“I consider Dziuba’s behavior unacceptable for a football player,” the Match TV website quotes the words of the head of the RFU, Artur Grigoryants.

In the 5th round of the MI RPL, Lokomotiv will play on the road against Krasnodar. The meeting will take place on Saturday, August 19. Watch the live broadcast of the match on the Match TV channel, starting at 19:15 Moscow time. You can also follow the progress of the meeting on the sites matchtv.ru and sportbox.ru.