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"Must impose a fine." An unexpected culprit has emerged in the scandal involving Cherchesov and the Kazakh language in Russia.

Former defender of Moscow's Spartak and the USSR national team, Evgeny Lovchev, commented on the situation involving Stanislav Cherchesov, the Russian head coach of the Kazakhstan national team. Cherchesov was fined by the local football federation for showing disrespect towards the Kazakh language, according to Sports.kz, referencing Championat.com.
"Must impose a fine." An unexpected culprit has emerged in the scandal involving Cherchesov and the Kazakh language in Russia.

At the press conference following the conclusion of the UEFA Nations League match between Kazakhstan and Slovenia (0:1), the home team's head coach, Stanislav Cherchesov, playfully teased a journalist wearing a PSG shirt who asked a question in Kazakh, by responding with, "Are you speaking French right now?"