FILE PHOTO: Russian soccer player Alexander Kokorin leaves a court after being sentenced to jail for assault, in Moscow, Russia May 8, 2019. REUTERS/Tatyana Makeyeva
MOSCOW (Reuters) - A Russian court on Friday ordered the release on parole of two famous Russian soccer players jailed for their involvement in a pair of violent attacks last year, Russian news agencies reported on Friday.
Alexander Kokorin and Pavel Mamayev, who both played in Russia’s top league and used to play for their country, apologised after being caught on CCTV last year taking part in two violent assaults in Moscow.
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