On June 18, he and 20 other fans were deported.
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Shprygin left France on Saturday, then returned Monday for Russia’s match against Wales in Toulouse, apparently traveling overland from a neighboring country to avoid airport border controls.
Shprygin – whom anti-racism groups accuse of being a far-right nationalist once photographed making a Nazi salute – was expelled from France initially on Saturday.
Twenty Russians were expelled from France, including far-right fan leader Alexander Shprygin – who is expected to be expelled for a second time on Tuesday after he sneaked back into the country to watch his country play, police said.
He was detained again at the Toulouse stadium Monday night, after tweeting about his return and posting images of himself online.
The Russian activist, who has been pictured with President Vladimir Putin, told AFP before he was detained again that he crossed the Alps to get into France. Shprygin was put on a plane to Moscow late on Tuesday, Interior Ministry spokesman Pierre-Henry Brandet told AFP.
Twitter user jeromegenty posted these pictures and video footage of a confrontation between Lyon and England fans, also from today.
Witnesses say the attacked England fans tried to defend themselves until French cops arrived. A group of 20 Russian soccer fans were deported from France, after French authorities accused them of being involved in hooliganism.
Marseille prosecutor Brice Robin said investigators are still hunting the attackers in the two cases “which are considered attempted murder”.
One fan, Andy Johnson, 52, said: “They came here intent on causing trouble”.
On June 14, French police blocked Russian football supporters in a bus on their way to the city of Lille, where the Russian national team was set to play against Slovakia.
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Thousands of Poland supporters gathered in the district before heading towards the Velodrome stadium, holding a giant banner that said: “Defenders of European Culture”. Five were Turkish fans detained inside the stadium.
