According to Tasnim news agency and quoted by Sport Express; Ukrainian media and fans criticized and threatened Marseille midfielder Ruslan Malinovsky for shaking hands and hugging Monaco’s Russian forward Alexander Golovin.
The meeting between Marseille and Monaco in the first division of French football ended with a result of 1-1. After the game, Malinovsky and Golovin shook hands and hugged each other. This scene was caught by the cameras and brought a strong reaction from the Ukrainian media and fans.
Ukrainian fans strongly criticized the actions of Ruslan Malinovsky on social networks. Some also threatened this football player of the Ukrainian national team. Malinovsky played more than 50 games for the national team of Ukraine. The Ukrainian midfielder previously played for Atalanta in Italy, where he had a Russian teammate, Alexei Miranchuk.