KYIV, Ukraine (AP) The Ukrainian Premier League on Monday called for an inquiry after Shakhtar Donetsk's Taison was sent off for responding to racist abuse with an obscene gesture.
Footage of Shakhtar's game against Dynamo Kyiv on Sunday showed midfielder Taison displaying his middle finger to the Dynamo away fan section and kicking the ball into the stands.
Anti-discrimination group FARE Network said the referee implemented the first two steps of UEFA's anti-racism protocol - making a stadium announcement and taking players off the field - but didn't move to the third step, which would be to abandon the game.