“In our country, our own Cristiano or Messi hasn’t been born yet. We still have to work on that” – Medvedeva

There are no stars of Portuguese level in Russian football yet Cristiano Ronaldo or argentinian Lionel Messi but that doesn’t mean national footballers don’t work hard, says double world figure skating champion Eugenie Medvedeva .

Earlier, Medvedeva, at the invitation of Dynamo Moscow, visited the Blue and White training camp in Abu Dhabi.

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– Now I came to Dynamo training camp and saw with my own eyes how the guys worked before the season. It’s a really exhausting workout. And they are worthy or not worthy… It is clear that in our country our own Cristiano Ronaldo or our own Messi has not yet been born. We still have to work on this, no one denies that. But the fact that the guys work hard is a fact. Let’s remember that any sport is hard as hell. Therefore, I don’t know if it’s worth discussing whether someone is worthy of something or not,” Medvedeva said in an interview with .

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