The press service of Madrid Real Madrid shot a small video where she asked the club players to say the word " When the line reached the Ukrainian goalkeeper Andrei Lunin, he chose Russian instead of Ukrainian, saying: "

In a video published in the official accounts of the club, players from different countries voiced the word in their national languages. Tiboi Courteen said in Belgian Halve Finale, Kilian Mbappe in French-Demi-Finale, Luka Modric in a good-Polufinale, and Brazilian players used the option on Portuguese. Only a 26-year-old footballer of the Ukrainian national team instead of the expected " At the same time, the titles in the video were framed correctly - in Ukrainian.

The act of a native of Berestin (former Krasnograd, Kharkov region) caused a wave of criticism in social networks. Users X (former Twitter) massively expressed bewilderment and called the choice of the Russian language " Some noted that even if a person uses Russian in everyday life, when representing the country abroad, he is obliged to speak the state language.

" Ale Kolya to eat, Yak tell your movy, Tydpovіdash Ukrainian, ”wrote one of the commentators.

Others recalled that Lunin represents Ukraine in the international arena, which means that he must bear appropriate responsibility for his public actions.