Kiev " The White-Blues published a message on social networks in which they severely smashed the Istanbul club for whitewashing a terrorist state in exchange for blood money. “When the fans in Istanbul chanted the name of the killer country and came to the match against Dynamo in masks of the main sadist of Europe, your club was silent. Now it's clear why. The bloody money of Gazprom has overshadowed everything, left you without honor and conscience. Russian missiles kill Ukrainians every day, the entire civilized world has rallied against aggression and massacres, and your club accepts bloody handouts from the sponsors of terrorism. UEFA and FIFA eliminate Russian clubs from participating in international tournaments, and you go on tour to earn money and play along with the aggressor. Nothing can justify this step. No money can compensate you for this shameful behavior, this trip to killers without morals and human qualities.. We are not afraid to tell the whole world: you are helping the killers to continue the bloody harvest on Ukrainian soil. You play along with them and legitimize the main evil of the 21st century. Fenerbahce - no honor, no shame, no conscience! shame on you! "
On Saturday, July 8, Fenerbahce published a video of the team's departure to Russia. The Istanbul club flew to the tournament in St. Petersburg in full force. Star rookie of the Yellow Canaries Edin Dzeko also went to the aggressor country. Last year, the striker of the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team decided to boycott the friendly match between the Bosnians and the Russian team, as a result, the game was canceled.
Earlier, Turkish media reported that Dzeko, along with several Fenerbahce legionnaires, refused to go to Russia. But, as we can see, the striker still ended up in the club's delegation to the tournament in St. Petersburg. In addition to Fenerbahce, the local Zenit, the Serbian Red Star and the Azerbaijani Neftchi will play in the terrorist state..
Recall that after the start of a full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine, UEFA and FIFA suspended the clubs and teams of the Russian Federation from participating in tournaments under their auspices. In particular, Russian clubs were expelled from European competitions, and the Russian national team was excluded from the playoffs for the 2022 World Cup.. Later the " Russian teams continue to be banned from official international competitions. At the same time, Russia has not yet been expelled from UEFA and FIFA..