Indyplus video: Touré racist incident very exaggerated, claim CSKA

Monday 04 November 2013 16:06 EST

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While the Manchester City manager, Manuel Pellegrini, said the monkey chants aimed at midfielder Yaya Toure during their 2-1 win last month would have ramifications when Russia stages the World Cup, CSKA accused City of exaggerating the incident. They will, however, accept the sanctions imposed by Uefa that will lead to the partial closure of their ground, the Khimki Arena, for the next round of Champions League fixtures, in which they face Bayern Munich.

Watch Toure discuss racism in football in the video below:

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