General Secretary of the Russian Communist Party, Gennadi Zyuganov, ruled out the use of Fan ID in the Russian Premier League.
Vladimir Putin signed a draft law that has left fans in a tizzy. PDO
– We must stop attaching “electronic identifiers” to our citizens under various pretexts and repeal the law on fan IDs, Gennady Zyuganov rumbled.
The General Secretary of the Russian Communist Party referred to Fan IDs in his statement. Without them, you cannot buy a match ticket to the stadiums of the Russian football league teams.
– It is important to hear and listen to the voice of the people, in this case football fans. They are against such “innovations”, Zyuganov continued Championatin by.
Many fans of Russian clubs have announced that they will boycott the matches of the Russian premier league until Fan ID is abolished completely.
Fans are bothered by the fact that the Fan ID database is maintained by the Russian state. Supporters do not want the state to collect information about them on its online portal.
Russian state media Tass reported last summer that Fan ID will be required from June 1, 2022 at all Russian sporting events.
President of Russia Vladimir Putin had signed the draft law on the introduction of Fan ID on December 30, 2021, and it was approved on December 24, 2021.
Fan ID was already in use in Russia during the World Cup in 2018. At that time, you could buy a ticket to a match with a fan ID and enter Russia without a visa.
Nowadays, you cannot enter the Russian Premier League matches without a Fan ID. Picture from the home match of Zenit St. Petersburg. PDO