Ukrainian police looking for fans who racially abused Taison
Ukrainian police want to identify and find about 20 Dynamo Kyiv fans as part of an investigation into racist abuse directed at Shakhtar Donetsk player Taison. The referee took the players off briefly and then gave Taison a red card for his reaction once the game resumed. The Fare Network, which campaigns against discrimination in soccer, welcomed the police announcement and advised the Ukrainian soccer association to overturn Taison's red card. FIFPro spokesman Alex Duff said the organization had joined the Ukrainian players' union in writing to the UAF "asking for Taison's red card to be overturned." The UAF also praised Dynamo players who supported Taison and tried to persuade fans to stop the abuse.