Euro 2008 bronze medalist in the Russian national team Yuri Zhirkov apologized to his opponent for fighting in a match in the Amateur Football League (AFL).
The incident occurred at the end of June during New Riga’s match against Medela. Zhirkov (42 years old) scored a goal and then received a red card for hitting Andrei Kulagin in the face in response to a foul.
As a result of the investigation, the NFL disqualified Zhirkov for two months.
-I apologized the same day after the match. It was at the last second. We knew each other before this match, and everything was resolved. “Anything can happen,” the athlete said in a conversation with. TASS.
In February, a friendly match was supposed to take place between Krylya Sovetov of the Russian Premier League and FC Kamaz of the Bari League. However, the match was forced to end early due to a quarrel that broke out between the players. The match was held at a training camp in Turkey in preparation for the spring semester of the season. The brawl incident occurred in the 47th minute of the match, during extra time of the first half.
Before that, players from the teams “Children of Pamir” and “Red Bull” were fighting after a match in the framework of the “Vedenovo Premier League 6×6 Football Championship” tournament.