“Why don’t I sing the anthem? I don’t know. Everyone knows the words. Me too. Some sing, some don’t. But I sing ‘Valera-Valera,'” Karpin shared in a conversation with “Championship” correspondent Dmitri Zimin.
After the match, as promised, singer Aphrodite performed the song “Valera” in honor of the team’s head coach Valery Karpin. It was previously reported that the singer would perform this song if the Russian team beats the Cuban national team in a friendly match.
- Karpin did not want to listen to the song “Valera” after the victory of the Russian team over Cuba
Source: Sport

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