Fan battles can become a sport - Russian MP outlines plans for football hooliganism

Russian MP Igor Lebedev has proposed that football fans should turn fighting into a sport after criticism of hooliganism in the country.

With Russia hosting the World Cup next year, the country has come under scrutiny for its fan culture following incidents involving their supporters at Euro 2016.

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