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| Russian footballer Dmitri Tarasov reveals Putin shirt in Turkey match | Russian footballer Dmitri Tarasov reveals Putin shirt in Turkey match |
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| A Russian footballer who revealed a vest with a picture of President Putin after a match in Turkey is to be punished by his club. | A Russian footballer who revealed a vest with a picture of President Putin after a match in Turkey is to be punished by his club. |
| Lokomotiv Moscow midfielder Dmitri Tarasov's vest showed Mr Putin with the words "the most polite president". | Lokomotiv Moscow midfielder Dmitri Tarasov's vest showed Mr Putin with the words "the most polite president". |
| The politically-charged Europa League match was the biggest sporting encounter between the nations since Turkey shot down a Russian jet in November. | The politically-charged Europa League match was the biggest sporting encounter between the nations since Turkey shot down a Russian jet in November. |
| Istanbul side Fenerbahce won 2-0. | Istanbul side Fenerbahce won 2-0. |
| Lokomotiv Moscow called Tarasov's behaviour "unacceptable" in a statement on its website (in Russian). | Lokomotiv Moscow called Tarasov's behaviour "unacceptable" in a statement on its website (in Russian). |
| The club itself is to be sanctioned by European football's governing body Uefa because players are not allowed to show political statements at matches, the organisation said. | The club itself is to be sanctioned by European football's governing body Uefa because players are not allowed to show political statements at matches, the organisation said. |
| Putin pours fresh scorn on Turkey | Putin pours fresh scorn on Turkey |
| Was downing jet an overreaction? | Was downing jet an overreaction? |
| But Tarasov later defended his behaviour. | But Tarasov later defended his behaviour. |
| "It's my president. I respect him and decided to show that I'm always with him and prepared to give my support," he told Russian news agency R-Sport. | "It's my president. I respect him and decided to show that I'm always with him and prepared to give my support," he told Russian news agency R-Sport. |
| "What was written on that shirt was everything that I wanted to say," he added. | "What was written on that shirt was everything that I wanted to say," he added. |
| Turkish newspaper Yeni Safak described the gesture as "a Putin provocation". | Turkish newspaper Yeni Safak described the gesture as "a Putin provocation". |
| "Go and train, Dima!" | |
| Some Russian social media users felt Tarasov should have focused on winning the match rather than making a political point. | |
| "Go and train, Dima! Never mind expressing support, play better," wrote user "loko_94" on fan forum Lokomotiv.info (in Russian). | |
| "You would be better off using your tens of millions to support old Russian women who cannot afford firewood in a country filled with fuel!" added user "lewa_spb". | |
| Some Twitter users, however, voiced support - "Lokomotiv were toothless and hopeless, but Tarasov was a beauty with that t-shirt," wrote user "pichushkin1979". | |
| And Twitter user "vicehtpp" wondered: "If Tarasov had been wearing a Tibet t-shirt, would UEFA have got so up in arms?" | |
| Media analysis by BBC Monitoring | |
| Relations have been tense since Turkey downed a Russian fighter that it said was in its airspace. | Relations have been tense since Turkey downed a Russian fighter that it said was in its airspace. |
| The incident sparked a continuing war of words between Mr Putin and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan over the conflict in Syria. | The incident sparked a continuing war of words between Mr Putin and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan over the conflict in Syria. |
| Before the match in Istanbul, bottles were thrown at the Lokomotiv team bus as it made its way to the stadium. Turkish police said they made three arrests. | Before the match in Istanbul, bottles were thrown at the Lokomotiv team bus as it made its way to the stadium. Turkish police said they made three arrests. |
| However, Uefa rejected calls to separate Russian and Turkish clubs in European competitions and will also not separate the two nations in the draw for this summer's European Championship. | However, Uefa rejected calls to separate Russian and Turkish clubs in European competitions and will also not separate the two nations in the draw for this summer's European Championship. |