CSKA announced the absence of racism in the match with Krasnodar

There was no racism in the actions of the fans against FC Krasnodar striker John Cordoba. This was announced on March 13 by the CSKA press service.

"We have no conviction or evidence base that this rumble had a racist connotation," the newspaper Sport-Express quotes the text of the statement.

A statement from the army's press service confirms that intermittent rumbling was indeed heard from the stands, which qualifies as an act degrading human dignity. However, according to the CSKA leadership, there is no evidence that these sounds had racial overtones.

The club drew attention to the fact that there were football players of different skin colors and nationalities in the immediate vicinity of the episode. In addition, CSKA stressed that the noise from the sector was a response to the behavior of some Krasnodar players.

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The match between CSKA and Krasnodar, during which this incident was recorded, ended with a 3-1 victory for the Army on March 4. After leaving the field, the players of the losing team broke down the door in the locker room of their opponents' stadium. At the same time, it became known that during the meeting, CSKA fans showed racism, expressed in insulting shouts. The victorious FC announced the day after the incident that it had launched an internal investigation into what had been revealed.

On March 13, CSKA was fined 1 million rubles for an incident with Colombian player John Cordoba. The fine was due to the behavior of CSKA fans who insulted the 32-year-old striker during the Russian Premier League (RPL) Cup semi-final match.

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