Russian referee punishes player for being a victim of racial abuse

The really shameful part of all this is that Emmanuel Frimpong, the player in question, was criticised by his own club for his response to racist chants from opposing supporters.

His own team.

Via The Guardian:

“When the match was stopped, the fans started shouting ‘monkey’ at me,” he told reporters. “Then the monkey chants started. I don’t have any problems with the Spartak fans in general. I just did not keep my cool, I showed my emotions and it was my mistake. I want to say sorry for what I did.”

The Ufa general director, Shamil Gazizov, said his club would not seek any punishment against Spartak: “It was an unfortunate incident. There were people who could have shouted things. These are emotions which go away after the game. We are partners with the red and whites and are on good terms.

“What Frimpong did was wrong. Sometimes you even have to hold back the tears and just put up with it.”

This is the country that wants to host a World Cup?

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