The football player of the national team of Ukraine Ruslan Malinovsky apologized for hugs with Alexander Golovin
The midfielder of Marseille and the Ukrainian national football team Ruslan Malinovsky apologized to his compatriots for hugging the midfielder of Monaco and the national Russian team Alexander Golovin. The player spoke on his Instagram (the social network is banned in the Russian Federation; belongs to the Meta corporation, which is recognized as extremist in the Russian Federation and banned).
“I understand that it would be better to bypass him, but it so happened that he came up to me and said hello. After the game, all the players shake hands with each other, and I did it purely mechanically, ”said Malinovsky. He also noted that in an individual sport he would not go out to play against a Russian, as he fully supports the removal of the country’s representatives from international competitions.
Malinovsky and Golovin embraced after the match of the 20th round of the French Championship. The meeting took place on January 29 and ended with the score 1:1.
On February 28, 2022, FIFA and UEFA excluded Russian teams and clubs from international tournaments. The teams do not play in European competitions, and the Russian team has lost the opportunity to compete for reaching the finals of the 2022 World Cup.
Source: Lenta
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