Tottenham fans warned not to wear club colours for CSKA Moscow clash

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Tottenham Hotspur have officially warned their fans not to wear club colours for the team’s European clash on Tuesday.

Tottenham fans travelling to their side’s European clash with CSKA Moscow on Tuesday night have been warned by the club not to wear club colours whilst travelling to and from the game.

Spurs’ midweek clash with last season’s Russian champions is the first time teams from both countries have met since the much-publicised fan violence between both nations sets of fans at Euro 2016.

Fan violence between the two sets of fans – both during and outside of their team’s games – marred the majority of this summer’s European Championship group stages.

Now, with supporters from both nations set to meet once again, Spurs, along with the Foreign & Commonwealth Office, have taken the unprecedented step of warning fans not to publicly display their support for the team whilst staying in the Russian capital.

In a statement released on their official website, the North London club released the following advice: “Please note, for additional personal security, it is suggested that you do not show your football colours until you are inside the stadium.

“Whilst flags and banners are welcome at the stadium, we recommend that they are not openly shown in the city centre.”

Despite ensuring fans that a repeat of the summer’s violence and clashes was not going to happen, there had been some concern amongst fans that they may be targeted by the home fans in attendance.

During the violent clashes of Euro 2016, many of the Russian hooligans photographed taking part were sporting the colours and badges of both CSKA Moscow – as well as their local rivals Lokomotiv Moscow.

Due to these concerns, no more than 250 travelling Spurs fans are expected to attend the game on Tuesday night, with only two seating sections in the 30,000-seater stadium having been allocated to the away supporters.

Tuesday’s clash with CSKA is Spurs’ second game in this season’s European campaign, with the club having previously played – and been beaten by – French side AS Monaco.

Now, with securing three points on Tuesday night a top priority for manager Pochettino, Spurs fans will certainly be hoping that the worry and concerns surrounding their second match of the pitch won’t translate into a disappointing performance on it.