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Russian coach gets 5-game ban for racist comments


MOSCOW (AP) – A Russian soccer coach who said he would not sign dark-skinned players received a five-game ban Wednesday for racial discrimination.The punishment is the strongest sanction for racism handed out to a player or coach by the Russian Football Union.Igor Gamula told Russian journalists last month that FC Rostov had enough dark-skinned players and weve got six of the things when asked in post-match news conference about rumors the club would sign a Cameroon defender.He also made what he called a joke about the Ebola virus.Gamula, who holds Russian and Ukrainian nationality, apologized three days later after Rostovs …read more

Source: Dunya TV

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