This message will certainly find a resounding echo.
Since the beginning of the invasion of Ukraine by Russia on February 24, few Russian athletes have spoken on the subject, which has also earned them several exclusions from international competitions.
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Igor Denisov, former international and captain of the Russian football team (54 selections between 2008 and 2016) took his courage in both hands.
In an interview with Nobel Arustamyan, a reporter for Match TV, a channel owned by Gazprom and therefore close to power, broadcast on YouTube, the former Zenith midfielder said, “
For me, this war
is a disaster.
Total horror.
I don't know, maybe I would be jailed or killed for those words, but I tell it like it is
."
ДЕНИСОВ – футбол и жизнь после 24 февраля - YouTube
Aged 38, the former player of the two Moscow clubs, Locomotiv and Dynamo, even called President Vladimir Putin in person to beg him to end this war "
I am ready to kneel before you
" .
A very brave gesture on the part of Igor Denisov.
