Olympic champion in modern pentathlon Alexander Lesun spoke about salaries in Russian football. His words are quoted by Gazeta.Ru.
“I don’t like Russian football, I would put everyone against the wall for the money they receive! I don’t understand how guys play at such a bad level for that kind of money, ”the athlete said. He added that he did not understand the popularity of football among Russians. Lesun urged fans to honor the Olympic champions not once every four years, but every day.
Lesun became the Olympic champion at the 2016 Games in Rio de Janeiro. He also has four victories at the world championships and four gold medals at the continental championships.
On August 20, two-time Olympic swimming champion Evgeny Rylov spoke about the salaries of football players. He stated that he considers it unfair to have some athletes do nothing and get more.
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