Spartak Moscow Give 102-Year-Old Fan $8,000 After He Was Robbed of Life Savings

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102-летний болельщик московского *Спартака* Отто Фишер. pic.twitter.com/BZeBsqDtDF

— Григорий Дроздов (@DrozdovGrigoriy) March 22, 2015"

Spartak Moscow have come to the aid of an 102-year-old in his hour of need, raising around $8,000 when his life savings were stolen from him.

Otto Fischer had come to prominence when he attended a derby game against Dynamo, which was made more remarkable by the fact he lives 1,500 kilometres away from the capital.

The money was stolen from his home, but the club's fan groups sprang into action to raise awareness of his plight.

Players and fans have contributed, while Russian television network RT adds that a percentage of the club's next home gate will go to him as well.

The money raised so far was presented to him by Spartak Moscow player Vyacheslav Krotov on a television show:

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С Отто Константиновичем, очень крутой мужик,пожелал больших побед ! Сказал по возможности будет приезжать на матчи ! pic.twitter.com/0LCRgwkjav

— Slava Krotov (@SlavaKrotov) March 26, 2015"

Fischer is quoted as saying: 

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“I am very glad to get this help. I bow my head to everyone who helped me in this situation. If I get another opportunity to see another game, I certainly will with great pleasure. We have a saying: 'It is better to see something once than to hear about it one hundred times.'”

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Spartak are currently sixth in the Russian Premier League table.

[RT]