Two Russian national team players have been punished by their clubs after video of them at a champagne-fuelled party in Monaco following the squad's dismal exit from Euro 2016 sparked outrage. Shaky internet footage of event that went viral showed waiters carrying dozens of bottles of bubbly with sparklers attached to them as the Russian national anthem blared out in the background. Russian media reported that midfielder Pavel Mamayev and forward Alexander Kokorin allegedly splashed some 250,000 euros on 500 bottles of champagne for revellers at a night club in Monaco. Kokorin's club Zenit said late Tuesday that they had demoted him to the reserves while Mamayev's team FC Krasnodar announced he would be training with the youth squad. "They recognised Kokorin and Mamayev and as a sign of respect, as they are fans, they started sending them some bottles of champagne and they asked our DJ to play the Russian Anthem".

Source: Standard Digital July 06, 2016 09:56 UTC