Russia Blacklists More Than 190 Hooligans For 2017 Confederations Cup

Russia "added over 190 football hooligans to a blacklist" for the upcoming FIFA 2017 Confederations Cup, which will be hosted across four Russian cities from June 17-July 2, according to RT. Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs exec Anton Gusev announced that the blacklist of football hooligans "will be among the measures to maintain safety during the tournament." Gusev said, "We have a list of the citizens that are not allowed to visit official football matches by the court decision." Gusev also "stressed" that other hooligans that are not currently on the list but have a history of offenses will also be "under strict watch," including those coming from different countries. He also revealed that "among those included on the list is a group of hooligans that was involved in the clashes in the French city of Marseille last summer" during Euro 2016 (RT, 6/6).