Spartak Moscow fan Pavel Kosov, who was convicted in 2018 for the riot during the 2016 European Championship in France, returned to Russia. In an interview with Championship, he shared his first feelings after returning.
“The transfer was difficult, I almost missed the flight. There was still a flight to Sheremetyevo and I was too busy looking, I had to run. I feel good, but fatigue has accumulated.
There was no emotion associated with the release. A slight destruction. You can say I’m in prostration. There is a percentage that imprisonment is political. I felt supported but it’s a shame there wasn’t more support before and during the hearing. Then this problem would have been solved much faster,” said the fan.
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 a veteran of Spartak statedHe said he wanted to see Promes on the field after the court decision.