<<Print>>

The Ghana midfielder was sent off after being subjected to racist behaviour in a league fixture. Emmanuel Frimpong has criticised the Russian football association after being banned for two games following his reaction to alleged racist abuse. The Ghana midfielder was shown a red card during FC Ufa�s first league game of the season after being on the receiving end of �monkey chants� aimed at him by Spartak Moscow fans. However, the football union of Russia has rejected Frimpong�s claimed that he was racially abused�after finding no evidence of monkey chants�and handed the ex-Arsenal star with a two match ban. The 23-year-old�who is a particularly vocal presence on social media�took to his @IamFrimpong Twitter account after the verdict to criticise the ruling, while also acknowledging that he was wrong to react as he did. �Also in other news been banned for two games acceptable on my part for the gesture no problems with that. �But for the Russian FA to say they didn�t hear or see any evidence of racism is beyond a Joke ...Glad it�s all over thanks for support,� he continued. �I�ve always said we are blessed in England and how wonderful of a country it is not saying there ain�t racism in England of course but not to this crazy extent we live on thanks Gooner family and everyone for your support must stress not all Russians behave like that.� Ufa�s general secretary Shamil Gazizov, speaking after the incident, refused to condemn those who had insulted the player, instead asserting that Frimpong shouldn�t have responded as he did. "There were people who could have shouted things. These are emotions which go away after the game. We are partners with the red and whites and are on good terms," he began, as reported by BBC Sport. "What Frimpong did was wrong. Sometimes you even have to hold back the tears and just put up with it." Frimpong will now likely sit out the club�s upcoming fixtures against FK Rostov at home and Mohammed Rabiu�s Kuban Krasnodar away.