Football: Chechen strongman admits loudspeaker taunt at referee
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Buy SPH photosMOSCOW (AFP) - Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov on Monday admitted to taking control of the public address system during a home match played by his local football team, Terek Grozny, to shout: "The referee is corrupt. You jerk!"
"Yes it was me, Ramzan Kadyrov," he told the RIA Novosti news agency after his booming voice interrupted play in the match against Rubin Kazan on Sunday evening - which ended 0-0.
"I had serious reasons to do this. What's more, my grievances against the referee are not only about yesterday's game," he said.
