Ukrainian “Hit” players refused to shake hands with the Russian striker of the Portuguese “Sporting” Anton Sokolov before the start of the mini-football Champions League meeting. This was reported by Telegram channel Futsal legends.
On October 25, the players of the Ukrainian club did not shake Sokolov’s hand. His Russian teammates who followed him refused to shake hands in return. Joao Matos, the coach of the Portuguese team, took his players to the locker room without shaking hands with the Heat players.
The Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) opened a disciplinary case regarding these facts.
The match ended in a draw with a score of 2:2.
Anton Sokolov transferred to Sporting in 2022. Before that, the Russians played in Ekaterinburg Sinara. In 2021, Sokolov won gold at the Russian Championships. In 2022, he became the silver medalist of the European Championship held in the Netherlands with the Russian team. As part of Sporting, the Russian won the Portuguese championship with the title of winner of the country’s Super Cup.
Alexander Aliev, former player of the Ukrainian national team and Lokomotiv Moscow statedThat it is more convenient for him to speak Russian.