A group of fans who
support Russian
soccer giant Zenit St
Petersburg has
unveiled a manifesto
urging the club not to sign black players. The Landscrona
group posted the
"Selection 12
manifesto" on its
website Monday,
prompting the club to issue its own
statement to CNN
emphasizing its policy
of diversity and
tolerance. Zenit spent a
reported $103 million
on black players Hulk,
from Brazil, and
Belgium international
Axel Witsel in September. The Brazilian striker's
arrival has caused
problems within the
squad, with Zenit
captain Igor Denisov
dropped to the reserve team after
complaining about
Hulk's arrival and the
wages he commands. Racism row shines
light on Serbian
football In a detailed letter on
its website,
Landscrona stated
their opposition to
Zenit signing any
players who are black or gay. "We're not racists but
we see the absence
of black players at
Zenit as an important
tradition." the letter
said. "We are against representatives of
sexual minorities
playing for Zenit. "For us it is crucial
(Zenit) has retained
its own identity, and
not turned into an
average European
team, with a standard set of foreign
players. "We only want
players from other
brotherly Slav
nations, such as
Ukraine and Belarus
as well as from the Baltic states and
Scandinavia. We have
the same mentality
and historical and
cultural background
as these nations. "Any other continents
except Europe,
should not be a
priority for (Zenit).
This does not mean
that it is a taboo. But flying to Latin
America only makes
sense if we honestly
and professionally
tried everything
possible to find a player in the region,
Russia and Europe."

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