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Spartak Moscow fans respond to BBC Russian hooligan film with banner

Spartak Moscow fans unfurled a banner in response to the BBC's documentary, Russia's Hooligan Army, which saw England fans warned they are "100 percent guaranteed" to be targeted at the 2018 World Cup.

The banner, which was displayed during Spartak's 1-1 draw at Lokomotiv Moscow on Saturday, branded the BBC the "Blah Blah Channel."

A hooligan, known as Denis and the leader of the "Orel Butchers" group that was at the centre of the Marseille violence, said in the documentary which aired in February: "They can come over [for the 2018 World Cup] and we'll see.