The midfielder stressed that he was in favor of the removal of Russian athletes from international competitions
Ukrainian midfielder Marseille Ruslan Malinovsky responded to criticism from fans for the episode after the match League 1 With Monaco (1:1). The Ukrainian after the game shook hands with the Russian Alexander Golovin, who plays for the Monegasque team.
“I want to apologize to the Ukrainians for responding to the gesture of the Monaco player. I understand that it would be better to bypass him, but it so happened that he came up to me and greeted me. After the game, all the players shake hands with each other, and I did it purely mechanically.
“I understand how important this is for you at the moment, but those insults and hatred for a second of guilt, compared to what we have been doing for Ukraine and Ukrainians since the beginning of the war, cause me unpleasant feelings and doubts about your sincerity when you send me words of support.
In individual sports, I would not even go out to play against a Russian athlete, since I fully support the removal of Russians from international competitions, ”the footballer wrote on social networks.
Malinovsky came out in the starting lineup of Marseille in the match against Monaco. The Ukrainian played almost the entire match, in the 86th minute he was replaced by Dimitri Payet.
Marseille is third in Ligue 1, Malinovsky’s team has 43 points. Olympique will next play away to Nantes on 1 February.
Source: Sportarena
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