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Russian Football Union will probably be fined after Marseille clashes - R-Sport

MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Russian Football Union will probably by fined by UEFA for the behaviour of Russian fans in Marseille, Russia's Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko said on Sunday, R-Sport news agency reported.

Russian Football Union will probably be fined after Marseille clashes - R-Sport

(Reuters)

"We will have a fine from UEFA, so I understand. We behaved incorrectly," Mutko said, adding that Russian officials will investigate what happened and there were "many nuances".

His comments follow violent scenes at a Euro 2016 game between England and Russia on Saturday evening.

(Reporting By Jason Bush; Editing by Elaine Hardcastle)


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