MOSCOW, January 21 Active fans of the professional football club CSKA intend to boycott the upcoming matches of the Russian Premier League (RPL), in protest against the introduction of the Fan ID system, a source familiar with the situation said. The law on the introduction of the Fan ID will come into force on June 1. of this system into the regulations of the Russian football championship. As a protest, the fans intend to refuse to attend the next matches of the RPL. At the same time, the decision to issue a fan passport or to refuse it by the teams has not yet been made. «CSKA fan teams do not need a Fan ID. But whether a categorical refusal of the passport will follow is currently unknown. Fans do not know what the situation will be like on June 1 and whether they will affect the situation protests,” the source said. Earlier it became known that the majority of active fans of Moscow “Spartak” intend to refuse to issue a Fan ID and plan to boycott RPL matches in protest against the introduction of this system. The final decision on the boycott of matches has not yet been made.
