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Soccer-Torpedo Moscow racism 'isolated incidents', says president

By Dmitriy Rogovitskiy

MOSCOW, May 14 (Reuters) - After a wretched season littered with racist incidents and fines, the president of Torpedo Moscow, whose cash-strapped club is on the verge of relegation, has written it all off as a series of isolated episodes and misunderstandings.

Despite being bottom of the Russian Premier League, Torpedo have been making headlines this season having been punished by the Russian Football Union (RFS) on a number of a occasions due to their supporters' racist behaviour.

In September, Torpedo fans were found guilty of racially abusing Dynamo Moscow's Christopher Samba, while a number of black players from Rostov were on the receiving end two months later.