“Locomotive” fined Tarasov 25 million rubles for a t-shirt with Putin
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FC “locomotive” fined my midfielder Dmitry Tarasov on €300 thousand and deprived of all the February bonus for a demonstration t-shirt with the image of the President of Russia in the match of Europa League.
“Tarasov’s salary will be charged €300 thousand and all the bonuses that the player could get in February. In addition, the club is considering the option of deduction from salary Tarasova the penalty amount, if any, will follow from UEFA according to the results of the investigation”, — said the Agency “R-Sport” a source familiar with the situation, noting that it was almost a record sanctions in the history of the club.
Earlier it was reported that UEFA has opened a disciplinary case against the player. According to the rules of UEFA, the participants in the competitions it is forbidden to make any political statements.
16 February in Istanbul after a match with local “Arsenal” Dmitry Tarasovna’s t-shirt, under which was a t-shirt with the image of Vladimir Putin and inscription “most polite President.”
In the game “Lokomotiv” lost “Fenerbahche” with the score 2:0. Before the match, Turkish fans threw bottles at the bus of fans “the Locomotive”.
“Iodine” remembered other political actions of famous athletes.
