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A group of 20 suspected Russian football hooligans have warned they plan to return to France for Monday's crunch clash with Wales despite being deported.

The group were booted out of the country after French police accused them of being involved in trouble at Euro 2016.

They were being held in a closed-off area at Nice airport ahead of a scheduled flight to Moscow on Saturday afternoon.

But, despite their impending removal from France, Alexander Shprygin, the leader of a Russian fan group who is among the 20 to be deported, told the Press Association he has been told their visas will not be canceled and all plan to return to France for Monday's match against Wales.

The 20 were part of a larger group of Russians who were detained by French authorities on Tuesday following violent disorder around England's 1-1 draw with Russia last Saturday.

The fans had been accused by Marseille prefect Stephane Bouillon of "participation in skirmishes linked to the England-Russia game".

"What has happened to us is a complete outrage," Shprygin said by phone from the airport, adding the 20 were not involved in any disorder.

Shprygin, who heads the government-linked All-Russian Fans' Union, has been accused of far-right links and admitted posting far-right symbols online but denies he or his organisation are racist.

French authorities, acting on a tip-off from Russian police, raided a hotel near Cannes on Sunday and combed through hundreds of hours of video to link suspects to the disorder.

Wales face Russia in Toulouse at 8pm on Monday night, a match that could well end Russian interest in the tournament.

Three Russians have already been convicted of offences related to violence and sentenced to prison terms of between one and two years, with the Russian hooligan element described as "hyper violent and hyper rapid" by French authorities.

Fans from England and Wales were involved in a tense face-off with Russian ultras in Lille last week.

Footage from social media showed chairs been thrown outside a bar in the French city as two men in balaclavas were ushered away from the scene.

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The Ultras who approached the bar in Lille were wearing 'Orel Butchers' t-shirts. That refers to a well-known Russian hooligan group affiliated to Locomotiv Moscow.

Among the three Russians given prison terms was Alexei Erunov, the director for fan relations at leading Russian club Lokomotiv Moscow. He was sentenced to two years.

Part of the evidence against Erunov was footage filmed by another Russian fan and posted online.

Erunov was seen shouting and gesturing on the video, which also showed acts of violence. He denied playing any role in the violence.

Dynamo Moscow fan Nikolai Morozov received a 12-month sentence and Sergei Gorbachev, the director of a construction company in the central Russian city of Tula, received 18 months.

All three also face a two-year ban from France upon release.