Watchdog says Russia fans abused Czech Selassie

Ethiopian-Czech player Theo Gebre Selassie was subjected to racial abuse by Russia fans during the Czech Republic's opening match of Euro 2012, a watchdog group said on Saturday."Our monitor at the game heard monkey chants directed by some Russian fans at the black Czech player Theodor Gebre Selassie," said Rafal Pankowski of Polish-based organisation Never Again, part of the Football Against Racism in Europe (FARE) network.The chants against Selassie - who made history in 2011 by becoming the first black member in the Czech team - came during Friday's match in the southwestern city of Wroclaw, where his side were thrashed 4-1 by Group A favorites Russia.

Source: AFP