Russian Alexander Kerzhakovall-time leading Russian football scorer and former player zenith And Sevillebroke his silence after emigrating abroad and spoke in against Russian military intervention.
“I’m scared,” – this is how football player Alexander Kerzhakov explained his departure from Russia. “I don’t understand how this is possible, at present, within the framework of a large and wide public association, what is happening now,” the athlete said in an interview with journalist Nobel Arustamyan. pic.twitter.com/XLJjqDSJF6
— DW in Russian (@dw_russian) April 7, 2023
In an interview with a well-known Russian sports journalist Nobel Prize Arustamyanstated:
I don’t understand how this is possible. That in such a modern and developed society, what is happening can happen.
Kerzhakov, who moved to Dubai late last year, admitted in an interview: “Afraid”.
“In every interview, when I was asked my greatest desireAll I asked for is that there was no war. The whole world,” he said.
Striker-turned-manager admits he’s getting better every day “bigness” of the problem which exploded in February 2022 with the beginning Russian military campaign in Ukraine.
I don’t understand. Unfortunately, it doesn’t fit in my head. I probably tried to explain it to myself, but didn’t find the answer.
That is why he decided to leave Russia, although he insists that this is not an escape or permanent emigration, but temporarily withdraw and leave your home country for a while.
Kerzhakov He believes that those who are currently in favor of military intervention will not change their minds because “too much time” has passed, although he believes that what is more dangerous is that there are Russians who have no opinion on this issue and just survive.
Since he became a coach, he has led Pari NN from Nizhny NovgorodTo Volume Siberian and others. Karmiotissa Cypriot, he left the bench in February last year.
Kerzhakov, Top scorer in Russian football (233), national team (30 goals, together with Dzyuba) and Zenit (161), it was three-time league champion with Zenit and won UEFA Cup with Sevilla. (2007).
Former Zenit football player Alexander Kerzhakov announced his departure from Russia.
“Hi Paura. Non ho mai creduto in vita mia che fose possibile. When my condition says that my desire is very important, I say: “in modo che non ci sia la guerra.” No N… pic.twitter.com/emhBc9iDTz
— Gianluca (@Gianl1974) April 7, 2023
Since the beginning of hostilities in Ukraine, only an attacker Fedor Smolov and selector Valery Karpin they have publicly called for a cessation of hostilities.
(According to information from EFE)
Source: Aristegui Noticias

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