"I want to call on fans to stop this. This is not just a problem with our fans' perception of African American and black players. The problem is elsewhere: none of this bad behavior will stop until we
start punishing it."
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Igor Lebedev, Russian parliament's deputy speaker and a big soccer fan, saying what few Russian officials have ever said. (Championat via
AFP)
Mr. Lebedev, i will volunteer my Gestaldt, post incident, therapeutic intervention counseling services to the Cup. Two way passage and a perdiem is all it would take.
Oh, good one, WS! I seem to be following you around this morning.