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Zenit St Petersburg Fans Appear to Protest Signing of Malcom With Racist Banner

A group of Zenit St Petersburg fans opted to protest the club's signing of winger Malcom from Barcelona, holding up a hugely controversial banner in which they appear to criticise the club for signing a black player.

Having sealed a £36m move to the club, Malcom made his Zenit debut in Saturday's 1-1 draw with Krasnodar, but the occasion was marred by abuse from a section of supporters.

A post shared by Malcom Filipe S. De Oliveira (@malcomoliveira_97) on Aug 3, 2019 at 4:16am PDT

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