Emmanuel Frimpong has been banned for two matches for gesturing
towards Spartak Moscow fans he accused of racially abusing him, though
the Russian Football Union (RFS) has found no evidence of misbehaviour
in the stands.
Frimpong was sent off while playing for Ufa against Spartak last Friday,
after raising his middle finger towards sections of the home support at the
Otkrytie Arena, seemingly reacting to something said off the pitch.
Spartak have been fined 20,000 rubles for fans throwing objects onto the
field, but have escaped any punishment in regards to Frimpong's
allegations.
"The match inspector and the match delegate did not note that there had
been any disciplinary violations by Spartak supporters towards Frimpong
in the match reports," the head of the RFS Disciplinary Committee said.
"There were no instances of racism. We have no grounds to take
disciplinary sanctions against Spartak. Frimpong has been banned for two
games for the offensive gesture he displayed towards the stands."
Reacting to the news on social networking site Twitter, Frimpong wrote:
"For the Russian FA to say they didn't hear or see any evidence of racism
is beyond a Joke ...Glad it's all over dough [sic] thanks for support.
"Must stressed [sic] not all Russians behave like that."
towards Spartak Moscow fans he accused of racially abusing him, though
the Russian Football Union (RFS) has found no evidence of misbehaviour
in the stands.
Frimpong was sent off while playing for Ufa against Spartak last Friday,
after raising his middle finger towards sections of the home support at the
Otkrytie Arena, seemingly reacting to something said off the pitch.
Spartak have been fined 20,000 rubles for fans throwing objects onto the
field, but have escaped any punishment in regards to Frimpong's
allegations.
"The match inspector and the match delegate did not note that there had
been any disciplinary violations by Spartak supporters towards Frimpong
in the match reports," the head of the RFS Disciplinary Committee said.
"There were no instances of racism. We have no grounds to take
disciplinary sanctions against Spartak. Frimpong has been banned for two
games for the offensive gesture he displayed towards the stands."
Reacting to the news on social networking site Twitter, Frimpong wrote:
"For the Russian FA to say they didn't hear or see any evidence of racism
is beyond a Joke ...Glad it's all over dough [sic] thanks for support.
"Must stressed [sic] not all Russians behave like that."
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