UEFA to launch disciplinary probe over 'Putin' chants at Dynamo Kyiv soccer match in Turkey

FILE PHOTO: Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting with members of the Security Council via video link at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia July 28, 2022. Sputnik/Pavel Byrkin/Kremlin via REUTERS

ANKARA (Reuters) -UEFA said on Thursday it will start a disciplinary investigation against Turkey's Fenerbahce over a group of its fans chanting Russian President Vladimir Putin's name after conceding a goal at home to Dynamo Kyiv in a Champions League qualifier.

Fenerbahce's hopes of competing in Europe's elite Champions League soccer competition this season were dashed by a 2-1 extra-time loss to Kyiv in the second qualifying round tie in Istanbul on Wednesday.