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MOSCOW, Jan 24 Fan associations of the Rostov football club unanimously made a decision refuse to issue fan IDs (Fan ID) and attend sporting events where it will be valid. The law on the introduction of the Fan ID will enter into force on June 1. «We believe that the introduction of this measure will not improve the safety and comfort for spectators, but will become another tool for already pervasive and excessive control. In our opinion, this weeding out of the «wrong» fans is aimed at eradicating organized and colorful fan pain and turning sporting events into silent theater,» the fans said in a statement posted on the social network » VKontakte. Previously, the boycott of matches due to the adoption of the law on the introduction of Fan ID was announced, in particular, by fan associations of Spartak Moscow and Zenit St. Petersburg. football fans, designed to provide spectators with a comfortable passage to the stadium. Previously, it was used at the 2017 Confederation Cup, the 2018 World Cup, as well as at the Russian matches of the European Championship in 2021.