Honorary President of the Russian Football Association Vyacheslav Koloskov believes that the chorus by fans of Turkish club Fenerbahce of the name of Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Champions League second qualifying round match with Kyiv Dynamo is not a violation of disciplinary regulations Uefa.
5th August Uefa Fenerbahce fined 50 thousand euros and punished the club with the partial closure of the stadium during the next home match of the club tournament Uefa. The statement notes that the club was punished for the behavior of the fans, for throwing objects on the pitch and for the provocative yells of an offensive nature.
In fact, everything is logical, everything is clearly connected with the regulations, “Koloskov said. – So, apparently, in the match delegate’s report it was noted – and this was emphasized – that there was a chant of the name Putin Of course, especially Uefa considered that it was a violation of the rules and took an appropriate decision: a financial penalty and the closure of the podium for a match.
It is logical, no particular comments are needed, it is important that they have reacted in full compliance with the disciplinary rules Uefa. Is the club penalized for throwing objects on the pitch and provocative yells of an offensive nature? I have not seen any items. But what kind of offensive statements like that, if it was, as our press say, chanting Putin’s name? They could have chanted the name of Ronald Reagan or Queen Elizabeth, why should it be considered a hooligan trick? It is not entirely clear here.
