Russia’s Roman Shirokov before their 2014 World Cup qualifying group F soccer match with Portugal Friday, June 7 2013, at the Luz stadium in Lisbon. (AP Photo/Armando Franca)
Russia’s Roman Shirokov before their 2014 World Cup qualifying group F soccer match with Portugal Friday, June 7 2013, at the Luz stadium in Lisbon. (AP Photo/Armando Franca)
Former Russia captain, Roman Shirokov, was on Friday sentenced to 100 hours of community service for assaulting a referee earlier in the year.
A Moscow court found Shirokov guilty of assaulting a referee during a friendly match in August, hitting him in the face and then kicking him.
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Shirokov won 56 Russia caps and captained the team from 2014.
He ended his career in 2016 at CSKA Moscow.
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