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Irish Mirror
Irish Mirror
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Nick Murphy

Fenerbache fans slammed for chanting Vladimir Putin's name v Dynamo Kiev

There have been calls for Fenerbahce to be banned from UEFA competitions after a section of the club's supporters appeared to chant Russian President Vladimir Putin's name during a Champions League qualifier against Dynamo Kyiv.

The disgraceful incident occurred during the second leg of the second qualifying round tie at the Ulker Stadium in Istanbul on Wednesday night. Large sections of Fenerbahce fans could be hearing chanting Putin's name after Ukrainian midfielder Vitaliy Buyalskyi put Dynamo 1-0 up on the night.

Buyalskyi prodded home a cross at the near post before wheeling away and making an eagle gesture with hands, believed by some to be a nod to Fenerbahce's arch-rivals Besiktas, reports The Daily Star.

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