“Under the law, arrest is a reason for termination of an employment contract. So the players have a question not about continuing their football career, but about how not to go to jail. This is a felony. A criminal by definition cannot perform his job duties, ”the Championship lawyer quotes as a lawyer.

On October 11, the Tverskoy Court of Moscow ordered the arrest of football players until December 8.

According to investigators, Kokorin and Mamayev were involved in the beating of the head of the department of the Ministry of Industry and Trade Denis Pak, as well as the driver of the leading First Channel Olga Ushakova Vitaly Solovchuk. Also accused of Alexander's brother - Cyril.

Earlier, the striker of the Russian national football team and Moscow “Lokomotiv” Smolov urged to show indulgence to Kokorin and Mamayev.