Andrey Kanchelskis, former midfielder of the English Premier League (EPL) “Manchester United” club, said that his son was unable to find a job in England because of his father’s performances in the Russian national team.
“They told him: your father was playing for the Russian national team, so he has no chance. Yes, it doesn’t bother anyone that he was born in England and has a British passport. Then the surname Kanchelskis is not Russian, but Lithuanian. My passport says I was born in Ukraine.
They don’t know geography, they don’t see anything outside of England. Sometimes you look at them and think how stupid they are. There is a very bad attitude towards the Russians now,” Kanchelskis said. DEA News.
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) had previously responded to a letter from the UK government calling on the main sponsors of the Olympic Games to pressure the organization to admit athletes from Russia and Belarus to the Games in Paris.
“We hope that the British government will respect the autonomy of sport, which has been emphasized in many UN resolutions, statements and resolutions,” the IOC said in a statement.
Former Olympic ice hockey champion, State Duma deputy Vyacheslav Fetisov declarationThat the International Olympic Committee should penalize England for sponsors’ calls to pressure the organization to allow athletes from Russia and Belarus to participate in the Games in Paris.