MOSCOW, Apr 5 Khimki midfielder Yuri Zhirkov spoke about the scandalous story , which happened to the players of the Russian national team after the team's departure from the European Championship in 2012. In the last match of the Euro 2012 group stage, the team lost to the Greeks (0: 1) and lost the chance of leaving the group. After the game at the hotel, a group of fans led by State Duma deputy Anton Belyakov started a conversation with the players. «After the match with the Greeks, we arrive at the hotel, and there is a crowd in the cafe. My wife calls and says: «Come out, all the families of the players have come here.» numbers, and deputies appeared from somewhere, someone else … There was a lot of things, this deputy started talking to me: “You moved to Anji, you are only interested in money. And in general, why did you sit here, order a beer?» I told him: «Go for three letters.» And then it began: «Do you know who you sent?» A provocation. If they were not there, nothing would have happened. would have flown to Russia. I don’t know, maybe it was on purpose, «Sport-Express quotes Zhirkov. Zhirkov played for the Russian national team from 2005 to 2021. The midfielder is the bronze medalist of the 2008 European Championship. Zhirkov also won the Russian championship five times, the national cup six times, and the championship and the FA Cup (as part of Chelsea) and the UEFA Cup once each.
