Doesn't seem like there's a master thread for this kind of stuff.
Typically, you expect Eastern European fans to get in trouble because of racist chanting, but at last night's Belarus/Ukraine match, the Belarusian KGB (yes, it's still called that) picked up Ukrainian fans, in part because they were singing their "Путин хуйло" (Putin's a wanker) song. The Belarusian government enjoys very close ties with Russia, so it's not a complete surprise. Still... getting arrested over singing a song with only two words in it?
Here's an introduction to the song (you can see what the political allegiances are from the flags):
And here's the source of last night's events, with videos of the chanting in the ground:
http://www.charter97.org/en/news/2014/10/10/119952/
Typically, you expect Eastern European fans to get in trouble because of racist chanting, but at last night's Belarus/Ukraine match, the Belarusian KGB (yes, it's still called that) picked up Ukrainian fans, in part because they were singing their "Путин хуйло" (Putin's a wanker) song. The Belarusian government enjoys very close ties with Russia, so it's not a complete surprise. Still... getting arrested over singing a song with only two words in it?
Here's an introduction to the song (you can see what the political allegiances are from the flags):
And here's the source of last night's events, with videos of the chanting in the ground:
http://www.charter97.org/en/news/2014/10/10/119952/
