MOSCOW, March 23 - A fan of Zenit St Petersburg, the champion of Russia, coached by Luciano Spalletti, offended the Brazilian Roberto Carlos with a wave of racism that has triggered investigations at various levels. As is also apparent from a photo posted on a Russian site, the fan was reaching out - through the railing and stands between the hilarity of other spectators - a half-peeled banana to the 2002 world champion Brazilian defender, currently under dall'Anzhi of Makhachkala.
Roberto Carlos, however, said he was not offended by the episode that occurred during a transfer of the zenith in the capital of Dagestan on Monday for a game of Russian championship. Zenit now led by former Roma coach, in a statement, announced that it is conducting with the police investigation into this "immoral act." In so understand that you are trying to locate the racist fan who wanted to give the monkey to the player, the club has recalled, "all the fans that racial intolerance is unacceptable and that football unites all people regardless of social status , skin color or religion.
" As reported in the Russian sports site Sovietsk Sport, probably today by the Russian Football Union Disciplinary Committee will examine the case and sanctions are not excluded (in theory also a game behind closed doors). "I do not feel touched by this gesture," said Roberto Carlos, who played for Inter in 1995-'96 and is now in the team Dagestani oil oligarchy Suleiman Kerimov, one of the richest men in Russia.
"In 37 of my life I've seen all colors - recalled to the Russian site Sports Life - and then I am not surprised with a banana. And if someone wanted to insult me with this gesture, that the weight on my conscience. " 
Roberto Carlos, however, said he was not offended by the episode that occurred during a transfer of the zenith in the capital of Dagestan on Monday for a game of Russian championship. Zenit now led by former Roma coach, in a statement, announced that it is conducting with the police investigation into this "immoral act." In so understand that you are trying to locate the racist fan who wanted to give the monkey to the player, the club has recalled, "all the fans that racial intolerance is unacceptable and that football unites all people regardless of social status , skin color or religion.
" As reported in the Russian sports site Sovietsk Sport, probably today by the Russian Football Union Disciplinary Committee will examine the case and sanctions are not excluded (in theory also a game behind closed doors). "I do not feel touched by this gesture," said Roberto Carlos, who played for Inter in 1995-'96 and is now in the team Dagestani oil oligarchy Suleiman Kerimov, one of the richest men in Russia.
"In 37 of my life I've seen all colors - recalled to the Russian site Sports Life - and then I am not surprised with a banana. And if someone wanted to insult me with this gesture, that the weight on my conscience. "
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