After a pro-Putin chant, “UEFA” is investigating a Turkish club

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The cheers were heard in the stadium Fenerbahce in Istanbul Shortly after Vitaly Boyalsky scored his first goal Dynamo Kyiv In a match that the Ukrainian team won 2-1 in extra time on Wednesday.

A statement from "UEFA": "The UEFA Disciplinary Committee inspector will conduct a disciplinary investigation into alleged misconduct by Fenerbahce fans. Information on this incident will be available in due course".

According to "Associated Press"the "UEFA" He did not respond to a request for comment on whether chants are prohibited as discriminatory language or fall within the scope of the refusal rule. "provocative messages" of a political nature.

Fenerbahce responds

Commenting on the incident, Fenerbahce said that he rejects the chants, and it is unfair to blame the club.

explained Turkish club That fans were provoked by "Exaggerated movements made by some players of the opposing team".

He added: "We do not accept the reaction that was issued by some parts of the stands, for whatever reason".

And realize: "Injustice and unfairness blaming chants that do not represent the position and values ​​of our club, on all our fans and holding our club responsible".

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The cheers were heard in the stadium Fenerbahce in Istanbul Shortly after Vitaly Boyalsky scored his first goal Dynamo Kyiv In a match that the Ukrainian team won 2-1 in extra time on Wednesday.

A UEFA statement said: “The inspector of the UEFA Disciplinary Committee will conduct a disciplinary investigation into alleged misconduct by Fenerbahce fans. Information on this incident will be made available in due course.”

According to the “Associated Press”, “UEFA” did not respond to a request for comment on whether chants are prohibited as discriminatory language or if they fall within the scope of the rule that rejects “provocative messages” of a political nature.

Fenerbahce responds

Commenting on the incident, Fenerbahce said that he rejects the chants, and it is unfair to blame the club.

explained Turkish club The fans were provoked by the “exaggerated movements of some of the opposing team’s players”.

He added: “We do not accept the reaction that was issued by some parts of the stands, for whatever reason.”

He added, “The unfairness and unfairness of blaming chants that do not represent the position and values ​​of our club, on all of our fans and holding our club responsible.”

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