Russian ref misunderstands edict to kick racism out of football

The Cameroonian player Tchuisse, who earns a crust playing for Vitiaz in the Russian second division found himself first in the showers last weekend for disagreeing with the racist gruntings of the opposition supporters.

Vitiaz were losing 1-0 to Torpedo Moscow last Saturday when Tchuisse was shown a red card six minutes from the end, “For responding to the racist taunts of the Torpedo fans with a vulgar gesture,” according to the referee’s own report.

Tchuisse, who has been playing in Russia for 11 years, said he could