Wednesday 17 February 2016 14:10, UK
UEFA has charged Lokomotiv Moscow and Dmitri Tarasov with improper conduct after he revealed a picture of Vladimir Putin on his T-shirt after their loss to Fenerbahce.
Tarasov took off his team shirt to reveal the vest showing the Russian president after Lokomotiv lost 2-0 in Istanbul in a Europa League round-of-32, first-leg match on Tuesday.
Beneath the portrait of Putin wearing a Russian navy cap, the vest read in Russian: "The most polite president."
After the game Tarasov said: "This is my president. I respect him and decided to show that I am ready to support him whereever I am. I wrote on this T-shirt everything that I wanted to say."
UEFA rules prohibit political statements at its matches and the laws of football ban players revealing images and slogans on undergarments.
Relations between Russia and Turkey have been tense since November when a Russian warplane was shot down after it reportedly violated Turkey's border near Syria.
