Russian Premier League football club CSKA Moscow has been punished with a partial stadium closure over an incident in which its fans abused opposition supporters with racist chants.
CSKA fans chanted slogans about inhabitants of Russia's Caucasus region, home to ethnic minority groups, throughout CSKA's 1-0 win over Anzhi Makhachkala on Saturday. The abuse reportedly included death threats.
The Russian Football Union ruled Wednesday that CSKA must close six specified areas of its stadium for a league game on Aug. 22. Only women and children under the age of 12 can be admitted to those sections.
It is the latest controversy for CSKA, which was required to play all three of its Champions League group stage games last season behind closed doors after a string of racist and violent incidents.
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