MOSCOW, January 10, Andrey Vasilchin. Former Russian national team player Pavel Mamaev again found himself at the center of a scandal. On Wednesday, the Mash Telegram channel reported that the 35-year-old athlete caused a riot on board a plane taking off at 4:45 Moscow time from the capital to Dubai. The reason for Mamaev’s emotional outburst was allegedly the refusal of the flight attendants to quickly bring him a baby stroller — in an obscene form, he refused to leave the air transport. The flight itself was postponed to 23:30 Moscow time due to a technical malfunction, which became known after passengers boarded.
“I haven’t sweared for three or four years” Later, Mamaev and his wife denied information about the brawl on board. In a conversation with a correspondent, the ex-national team player noted that he would simply have been arrested for inappropriate behavior on the plane:
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“During the acceleration, an emergency stop was made. The commander announced that the malfunction systems had activated and the flight could not take place, so everyone must leave the board. My wife, my small child and I sat in the second row in business class. We immediately decided to go home because we have a child and it is an overnight flight. We decided to return home, rest and make a further decision. <…> As for shouting and swearing, I haven’t sweared for three or four years now. What screams? Meaning? We just calmly asked for a stroller, and when we got on the bus, they brought it to us.”
And here is what Nadezhda Mamaeva wrote on social networks:
«The plane, while accelerating on the runway, made an emergency braking due to problems in the plane! All passengers were asked to leave the ship, without even providing a pocket for this. And my small child, sweating in outerwear, was forced to go out into the cold. Special greetings the yellow press, which, without betraying itself, writes slander and lies that do not correspond to reality! We have already changed tickets for another flight and will be leaving soon.»
“Maybe his wife was swearing?” Meanwhile, Alan Mamaev’s ex-wife commented on the rumors about the brawl on the way to the UAE (her words are quoted by Sport24):
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“Mamaev could easily have acted as they write about it. In my opinion, such news is not surprising. Could the prison change him? Don't know. The only thing that really surprised me was the economy class (which the media wrote about). is it so bad? And the second point: it is clear that they are all swearing there, but maybe it was actually his wife who was swearing? Mamaev, of course, is a foul-mouthed man, but his wife is especially rude and quarrelsome. Maybe that’s why Pavel denied it, because it was not he who screamed, but she.”
About the player’s career Pavel Mamaev announced his retirement in February 2023 after “a wonderful summer with his wife and newborn son.” The athlete realized that he was tired of football and wanted to spend more time with his family.
During his career, the football player managed to play for Torpedo, CSKA, Krasnodar, Rostov and Khimki. He played 15 matches in the Russian national team jersey. Mamaev is the champion of Russia, three-time winner of the Russian Cup and two-time winner of the national Super Cup. All trophies were won with the army club.
In October 2018, Mamaev, as well as footballer Alexander Kokorin, his younger brother Kirill and their mutual friend Alexander Protasovitsky became participants in high-profile conflicts in the center of Moscow. In May of the following year, Mamaev and Protasovitsky were sentenced to a year and five months in a general regime colony, the Kokorin brothers — to 1.5 years. In September 2019, the Kokorins and Mamaev were released on parole.