The incident happened during a week 1 clash between Frimpong’s club Ufa and Spartak Moscow at the weekend. The athlete might face a ban of two – four games.
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The 23-year-old former Arsenal player was sent off for raising his middle finger to the Spartak Moscow crowd in reaction to alleged racist abuse, claiming he was subjected to monkey chants.
“I’ve always said we are blessed in England and how wonderful of a country it is not saying there ain’t racism in England of course but not to this mad extend we live on thanks Gooner family and everyone for your support must stressed not all Russians behave like that”.
The draw for the preliminary rounds of the 2018 Federation Internationale de Football Association World Cup holds in St. Petersburg on Saturday afternoon, as questions are continuously being asked about the host nation’s readiness to combat the menace. Image Credit: Ghana Soccernet.
After all, Brazil worldwide Hulk, who plays for Russian giants Zenit Saint Petersburg, said he encounters racism “in nearly every game” recently, per the Associated Press (h/t the Guardian).
Earlier this week he said: “If it (racism) happens in the World Cup, it will be really gross and really ugly”.
Spartak have been fined 20,000 rubles (€322) for fans throwing objects onto the field, but have escaped any punishment in regards to Frimpong’s allegations. “I used to get mad but now I just blow kisses to the ones who try to offend him”.
He later said on Twitter that he had been “racially abused for the game that I love”. The referee was cleared by a Russian Football Union (RFU) panel, which ruled there was insufficient evidence.
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The RFU Disciplinary Committee have found no evidence of racism during the first match of the Russian Premier League season and have taken no action against Spartak.
