Moscow Spartak fan Pavel Kosov, who was serving a prison sentence in France, returned to Russia. This was reported by “Championship”.
The Russian arrived in the country on a plane that landed at Sheremetyevo Airport in the early morning hours of February 20. Upon arrival, Kosov was greeted by a large number of active Spartak fans.
Kosovo and its citizen Mikhail Ivkin were arrested for participating in the riots in Marseille during Euro 2016 in February 2018. In 2022, a jury in France found them guilty of beating an England fan following a match between the Russian and English national teams in the tournament’s group stage.
Kosov was sentenced to 10 years in prison and Ivkin to three years. Because the time spent under investigation counted towards the sentence, Ivkin was deported to Russia on January 1, 2021, and Kosov continued to serve his sentence in France. It was learned that Kosovo would be evacuated early in February 2024.
Previously former coach of CSKA statedAlexander Kokorin was rumored to play in 14 of the 16 RPL teams.