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Reuters: Soccer-Russia arrests professional soccer players over violent attacks

Published Oct. 12, 2018 at 11:25 am

(FILES) In this file photo taken on October 11, 2018 shows Russian footballer Alexander Kokorin, detained as a suspect in a criminal probe over hooliganism following an unprovoked attack on two government officials, attends a court hearing in Moscow. - Disgraced Russian footballers Alexander Kokorin and Pavel Mamaev were on October 11, 2018 ordered to be detained for two months following an unprovoked attack on two government officials, prosecutors said. Krasnodar midfielder Mamaev and Zenit Saint Petersburg forward Kokorin will remain behind bars until December 8 pending their trial for "hooliganism", a crime for which they face up to five years in prison, Russian agencies reported. (Photo by Vasily MAXIMOV / AFP)

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A Moscow court ordered the arrest of Russian soccer internationals Alexander Kokorin and Pavel Mamayev late on October 11 after they were charged over violent attacks in central Moscow.

Zenit St Petersburg forward Kokorin and Krasnodar midfielder Mamayev could face jail and will be held in custody for two months over the attacks captured on CCTV on Oct. 8.