“Torpedo” closed from the fans – Kommersant

Control and Disciplinary Committee (CDC) of the Russian Football Union (RFU) at the end of the meeting at which discussed the behavior of fans of “Torpedo”, insulted in a recent match African-American football player “Zenith” Hulk, decided that the next two meetings in the Russian league torpedovtsy hold without spectators.

«We watched the video. It shows that the fans imitated movements of monkeys, as well as the characteristic uhali. As for the deprivation score, we are consistent. I hope that fans of “Torpedo” will be prudent and it will not come, “- said the head of the FTC Arthur Grigor’yants. He also spoke about the punishment that was decided to impose on Avtozavodtsev: “For fans insult” Torpedo “football player” Zenith “Hulk racist Moscow club fined 300 thousand. Rub., As the next two home games the team will be without an audience.” It will be a meeting with the “Terek” and CSKA Moscow.

It should be noted that the FTC decision shall enter into force after five days, so in the near round fans “Torpedo” will be able to maintain its command in the home match with “Spartacus.” By agreement of the parties, this meeting

will be held at the stadium Spartakovskaya, while holders of season tickets for the matches of red and white can visit the game for free. Given that “Spartacus” sold about 23 thousand. Subscriptions, more than half the seats in the stadium will be occupied by fans of red and white. Moreover, according to the FTC decision is still valid, fan sector “Torpedo” in the match with “Spartacus” will be closed. “Remains in force the previous sanction – the closure of fan sector,” – said Mr. Grigor’yants.

sanctions in the form of closing fan sector in three matches (with “Ufa”, “Zenith” and “Spartacus”) applies to the “Torpedo” with last year, when the crowd Avtozavodtsev insulted racially motivated players “Rostov».

Arnold Kabanov