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Midfielder Moscow football club “Locomotive” Dmitry Tarasov provoked a scandal, released outside the sports community when he appeared in a T-shirt with the image of Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Istanbul match with “Fenerbahçe . “
at the end of the game, which ended with the score 2: 0 in favor of the Turkish club in the first leg of the 1/16 finals of the Europa League, took off his shirt Tarasov, in which he played. Beneath it was T-shirt with Putin’s portrait and the inscription “the most polite President”
The football player explained that he wanted a way to express their attitude to the Russian president:. “This is my president I respect him and decided to show that. I go everywhere with him and is ready to support “.
Before the match in Istanbul, the Turkish fans pelted a bus, in which the team” Locomotive “went to the stadium, empty bottles.
The match between the” locomotive “and” Fenerbahce “was the largest sporting event with the participation of the two countries since the end of November Turkey was hit by a Russian warplane near the Turkish-Syrian border. Turkey explained that the aircraft had violated its airspace. Russia has rejected the allegations of the Turkish side, and then introduced against Turkey sanctions.
The Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) has previously rejected calls to revise the scheme of the European championships, so that Russian and Turkish clubs have not met on the field.
The return match between the “locomotive” and “Fenerbahce” will be held in Moscow on February 25.
What will happen to “intruder”?
UEFA has already begun a disciplinary investigation against the player.
Tarasov may be punished in accordance with paragraph 7 of article 14 of the UEFA disciplinary Rules, which states that all forms of ideological, political or religious propaganda is prohibited. Article punishable by disqualification of a player for a period of 10 games and more.
In the case of repeated violations, “Locomotives” threatens a match without spectators and 50 th. Euros (55.7 thousand. Dollars) fine.
“If circumstances require, the competent authority may impose additional discipline on member of the association (UEFA) or club that can hold one or more matches behind closed doors, lose points or be removed from the tournament,” – said in paragraph 4 of article 14 of the regulation.
The club “Lokomotiv” considered unacceptable act of his midfielder.
“The political, ideological or religious propaganda are banned on the territory of football, and FC” Locomotive ” fully shares the position of UEFA on this issue “, – said in a statement the club. As stated in the “Locomotive”, Tarasov will receive disciplinary action, “according to personal contract”.
the former coach of the “Locomotive” Boris Ignatiev extremely negative attitude to act former ward, thinking that he had to demonstrate his attitude to the president a good game on the field.
“to support the president must be a matter of . If the “Locomotive” won the game, and Tarasov would score two goals, that is another matter “- said the coach
The Kremlin declined to comment..” You know, I would not like a comment on football affairs “- said the press secretary of the Russian president, Dmitry Peskov,
” Gift to the February 23 “
Numerous designer t-shirts with Putin appeared on sale after the annexation of the Crimea Russia. in the summer of 2014 prints with the president appeared in GUM.
Then the clothing collection with a variety of images of politics and signatures presented youth brand ANYAVANYA. On Wednesday, the boutique recorded a significant growth in sales.
“With or without Tarasov, we always increase by 23 February, because people want to give original gifts. Therefore, it is not known, due to which this surge. There was a strong and at the past 23 February. At this time, sales have risen by about 20% “, – he said the Russian service Bi-bi-si, co-founder of the brand, Ivan Yershov, working together with the designer Anna Ephraim
In the range of shops there are very similar to the T-shirt. . Tarasova product with a print “The most courteous of men”
“The smartest”
The Internet Tarasova act received a huge response: In addition to the incredible number of comments, Istanbul incident overgrown and near fotozhab.
for example, a popular sports commentator Dmitry Guberniev hastened to put processed in Photoshop image, on which Putin appears in a kimono with photos Tarasova and signed “The most intelligent footballer”.
Photos man covered with a hail of insults in the comments to “Instagrame” while collecting more than 15,500 likes.
Ironically, the footballer has signed photo “NO cOMMENTS” ( “No comment”). in this case, under the picture – for more than 3 million records, many of which -. attacks on the athlete on the Russian and Turkish
many remembered the wife footballer – model, TV presenter, and former member of the reality show “Dom-2″ Olga Buzova .
“What Tarasov like this show? Propiarit wanted, he decided his wife beat))) “, -. Implies Marina Alexandrova
“Mikey should show after winning games! “, – says Vladimir Lvov
at the same time spread in social networks used by pro-Kremlin activists hashtags # TarasovMolodets and #TarasovRussianPatriot
..” Footballer Dmitry Tarasov true patriot. He is not afraid to openly show their opinion, “- says a supporter of the” Young Guard “Denis Davydov, reinforcing his message one of hashtags
.” For those who do not know he a footballer or a model ??) ” -. asks Svetlana Levina probably familiar with the midfielder a photo
“It would be cool if Nemov and Tarasov were parked in Istanbul on the second row,” – recalls Andrei Sorvachev yesterday scandal athlete Alexei Nemov and activists of the movement ” StopHam “.
and in the pool and on the run
not only the football associations do not accept politically colored symbols.
Swimmer of Milorad Cavic of Serbia temporarily lost his ability to speak after winning the European Championships in Eindhoven, Netherlands in March 2008. The athlete went out for a medal in the T-shirt with the inscription “Kosovo – Serbia”.
Then the disciplinary committee of the European swimming league fined the Serbian association 10.8 thousand. dollars. The swimmer then claimed that his actions were not a hint of provocation.
Later independence opponent partially recognized state received a silver medal at the Beijing Olympics
The severity of sports regulations often felt by the England players in football:., and the players themselves and British politicians have repeatedly asked FIFA to lift the ban on the wearing of red poppies and mourning dressings matches falling on Nov. 11 or neighboring dates
This day -. memory data fallen in the First world war. In 2011, the football governing body, finally went to the players concessions.
In 2013, UEFA nevertheless fined the club “Celtic” from the Scottish Glasgow on 50 th. Euros for the fact that during the game with “Milan “fans began waving flags with the image of the national Scottish hero William Wallace and Irish activist IRA Bobby Sands.
In July 2015 the football club” Barcelona “was fined 30 thousand. euro after the Champions League final with” Juventus ” . Fans then came to the match with banners which called for the Catalan independence from Spain.
In the non-professional sports uniforms can get under fire already it from regulators, but themselves viewers.
So, the charter of the Moscow marathon does not prohibit runners any form – to the same event is amateur in nature . However, in the autumn of 2014 the yellow-blue jersey one of the participants of the relay – Alexandra Boyar – provoked a negative reaction from some viewers, one of them spat and swore in the direction of the runners
Marathon organizers later expressed regret over the incident <.. /> p>
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