Russia's lower house of parliament has approved the first reading on Wednesday of a bill to blacklist violent football fans, after Russian and English supporters brawled in France near at least ...

The head of Russia’s national soccer fan club was detained in France during Russia’s match against Wales and deported for the second time since the beginning of the Euro 2016 soccer tournament.

Russian fans light flares during the UEFA Euro 2016 group B preliminary round match between England and Russia at Stade Velodrome in Marseille, France, 11 June 2016. The match ended 1-1. Source: EPA ...

Alexander Shprygin is among 20 fans set to be sent home from Euro 2016.

Fans of Russia support their team during Euro 2016 Group B football match between England and Russia at Stade Velodrome in Marseille, France on June 11, 2016. (Photo by Burak Akbulut/Anadolu ...

MOSCOW, April 6. /TASS/. The Russian Football Union (RFU) jointly with the leading fan clubs of the country intends to work out a document on disciplinary norms for fans during matches of the ...

Gone are the days of football fans as “the fatty manifestation of gallons and gallons of lager and incalculable quantities of bacon-flavored crisps,” as Bill Buford described them in 1990 in “Among ...

TOULOUSE, France, June 20. /TASS/. It took French police two hours to check a group of Russian fans on their way to Toulouse to decide if they can be allowed into the city for the Russia-Wales ...

Far-right Russian football fan chief Alexander Shprygin, expelled by France twice in four days over hooligan violence, on Wednesday blamed authorities in the country over the unrest at Euro 2016 ...

"There are LGBTI football fans who want to play football openly without discrimination.” Source: Goal, Facebook For sports fan Aleksandr Agapov, the FIFA World Cup being held in Russia was an ...