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MADRID – The loan of Ukraine striker Roman Zozulya from Real Betis to second-division club Rayo Vallecano is being called off after protests from Spanish fans who accused the player of having connections to radical groups back home.

Real Betis director Miguel Torrecilla said on Feb. 1 that the clubs had agreed to scrap the move to “protect the person and the player.”

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