Russian Football's 'Miss Charming' Exposed as Neo-Nazi, Stripped of Title
The Russian Premier League have had to strip the recently crowned "Miss Charming" of her title after she was exposed as a neo-Nazi and a racist.
CSKA Moscow fan Olga Kuzkova beat off competition from other clubs' representatives to win the title, but she lost it after sharing a number of highly controversial posts on the popular Russian social network, VKontakte.
The posts include one photo of Kuzkova making a Nazi salute in front of a wall bearing Nazi graffiti, and another comparing a group of African children in dirty clothing to a bar of chocolate, with the message, "I love chocolate, but after this image I developed an… aversion.”
Upon stripping Kuzkova of her title, Sergei Cheban, executive director of the Russian Premier League, told Sport Express, as per the Moscow Times:
"We do not tolerate manifestations of fascism, nationalism and racism. I will be glad if this situation will help Olga [Kuzkova] sort out her worldview."
Russian football has long had problems with racism. Former Arsenal midfielder Emmanuel Frimpong, who currently plays for Ufa in the Russian Premier League, was sent off at the weekend after reportedly reacting to racial abuse from Spartak Moscow fans.
Russia is set to host the FIFA World Cup in 2018.
[h/t the Moscow Times]
