Saturday 18 July 2015 12:40, UK
Former Arsenal midfielder Emmanuel Frimpong faces a lengthy suspension after he was sent off in Russia for his response to alleged racist abuse.
The Ghana international is adamant he was taunted by a Spartak Moscow fan while playing for FC Ufa in the opening game of the Premier League season on Friday.
Frimpong received a straight red card during the 2-2 draw after he gestured with a finger toward the Spartak stands.
After the match Frimpong used his social media site to state that he had been "racially abused for the game that I love.
"I'm going to serve a sentence for being abused ... and yet we (are) going to hold a World Cup in this country."
The 23-year-old moved to FC Ufa last September, signing a three-year contract following a four-month spell at Barnsley.
Three other black players have been punished for between two and four games since 2013 for insulting gestures in reaction to racist abuse in the Russian league.
