A court in the Russian capital, Moscow, ruled to extend the imprisonment of international players Alexander Kokorin and Pavel Mamaev on charges of assault and use of violence. The court heard the charges against Alexander Kokorin and Pavel Mamaev on the grounds that they committed attacks on October 8 last during a night party in the Russian capital. The two players, for example, are former Russian national team players, as Kokorin, the Zenit St. Petersburg striker, last participated with the national team in late 2017, while Krasnodar midfielder Mamaev last participated with the national team in 2016. The Russian Ministry of Interior had previously confirmed an investigation into an altercation between a senior official in the Ministry of Trade and international players Alexander Kokorin and Pavel Mamaev, noting that the investigation shed light on the precise circumstances of this incident and its perpetrators. For more: Kokorin and Mamaev, Russian players, were arrested after being accused of violence Two Russian national team players were arrested for two months and they could be imprisoned and subjected to penalties for rioting Russian media reported that Kokorin and Mamaev, accompanied by a group of friends, attacked Denis Pak in a cafe at around nine in the morning in Moscow, when he asked them to reduce the noise. Some members of the group threw chairs at Dennis Buck, who had to receive treatment before going to the police. The President of the Russian Football Federation, Sergei Anokhin, had previously confirmed: “The Russian Football Federation imposes severe penalties on players who have contracts with it for those who distort the image of football in the country,” before indicating that even if their responsibility is proven, no sanctions can be taken against Kokorin and Mamaev because they are not currently connected to any contracts with the Russian Federation. The Russian Federation suspended Kokorin and Mamaev in July 2016, the day after they appeared in a video at a party in a nightclub immediately after the team's exit from the European Cup in France, which caused a widespread wave of anger in the country. Kokorin, the Zenit St. Petersburg striker, later apologized and returned to the national team, with whom he scored 12 goals in 48 matches, but was prevented from participating in the World Cup hosted by his country due to a knee injury. As for Krasnodar midfielder Mamaev, he has not been called up since the 2016 European Cup.