MOSCOW, May 23. Ex-footballer of the Russian national team Alexander Kokorin sharply responded to a social network user who disrespectfully spoke about the Cypriot club Aris, for which the forward plays.
On Sunday, Aris became the champion of Cyprus for the first time in its history. One of the users of the Instagram social network (Meta activity (social networks Facebook and Instagram) is banned in Russia as extremist) wrote in the comments under the post on Kokorin’s page: “Sanek, you perfectly understand that Aris is in Cyprus like a purebred dog. When there is Omonia and APOEL, you are nobody.»
“Nobody is you, and we are champions,” Kokorin replied.
Kokorin was rented by Aris from the Italian Fiorentina, in which he moved in January 2021 from Spartak Moscow. On account of the striker 13 goals in 20 matches for «Aris». In May, the Russian was recognized as the best player in the Cypriot championship in the 2022/23 season according to the Cypriot Football Association.