TOULOUSE, France: Russia striker Fedor Smolov has claimed Russian fans who attacked England supporters in Marseille last week were simply acting after being “provoked” by their English counterparts.

Three Russian fans were handed jail terms by the French authorities last week for their role in attacking England supporters.

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