Former Tottenham striker Roman Pavlyuchenko reacted emotionally to the fact that the English Premier League (EPL) did not include the goals of Russian footballers, who previously played in the league, in his video.
“Honestly I don’t care. That was expected. They are just freaks, it’s clear to everyone that these are political movements. They are shouting that sport is outside of politics and we see suspensions everywhere, and this applies to all sports, not just football,” Pavlyuchenko quotes. “Match TV”.
Representatives of 103 countries entered the video, the exception was Russia. Video It even showed goals from players representing small states like Kitts and Nevis, Curacao and others.
The Premier League ignored goals once scored by Andrei Arshavin (Arsenal), Alexei Smertin (Chelsea and Fulham), Diniyar Bilyaletdinov (Everton), Roman Pavlyuchenko (Tottenham) and Pavel Pogrebnyak (Fulham and Reading).
Local fans on social networks have already called the event the “cancellation of the Russians.”
Pavlyuchenko played for Tottenham from 2008 to 2012. During this time, the Russian played 78 matches for the club and scored 21 goals.
Formerly Alexander Mostovoy The absence of Russian goals in the Premier League video is called “kindergarten”.