Russian supporters deported from France


French police claim 150 "well-trained" Russian hooligans were responsible for Saturday clashes between England vs Russia surpporters in Marseille. Six English fans were jailed on Monday for their roles in the disorder and UEFA has threatened to disqualify both teams if there is further violence.
Over three days of disorder in Marseille, 35 people were injured - most of them England fans - and 20 people were arrested.

Meanwhile, groups of Russian fans are being deported from France as a result of trouble at the tournament.
Alexandr Shprygin, head of the Russian Union of Supporters, said 29 fans were being escorted to the airport. He claimed they had been held near Cannes and put on a bus, adding they had "violated no laws in France" and were "not involved in the events in Marseille or in the port or at the stadium".


A bus carrying fans was stopped in a police operation near Cannes on Tuesday.
Officials said 43 Russian supporters had been arrested and would be charged, released or expelled from the country.
Russian supporters from the bus were later transferred to a Marseille police station where the fans were expected to be held overnight.
Russia forward Artem Dzyuba said about the incident: "We're not at a street-fighting championship. Please, let's focus on football."

But he added Russian fans were not the only ones to blame for trouble.
"I don't really understand the reaction of the British media, who have this impression England supporters are like angels who just behave themselves," he said. "You have to be objective, there is 50-50 in every conflict. I don't see that the Russians are the only ones at fault."


England were also threatened with disqualification from Euro 2016 but were not formally charged by UEFA.
New measures, including the alcohol bans, were announced on Tuesday after Greg Dyke, chairman of the FA, expressed concerns about the security situation.
The British government has said it will send more British police officers trained in football disorder to France before England face Wales.
England manager Roy Hodgson and captain Wayne Rooney have urged fans to "stay out of trouble".
And the FA says it has contacted the families of players to give them advice after the wife of striker Jamie Vardy was caught up in the violence in Marseille.

Meanwhile, Slovakia football officials have urged their fans to avoid Russian and England supporters in Lille and Lens. They say fans should not react to any provocation and to immediately leave a scene of a conflict.

Russia have previously been sanctioned in the past for such incidences. During Euro 2012, their fans behaved badly after which they were given a six-point deduction, and suspended for three and a half years.
Russia can appeal against the latest UEFA decision, although sports minister Vitaly Mutko, who is also president of the Russian Football Union, called the punishment "excessive", he suggested that would not happen.



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