State Duma Deputy Svetlana Zhurova commented on the statement about the possible deprivation of the coach of the St. Petersburg “Zenith” Anatoly Tymoshchuk of the license and all the titles won by the former football player. This was previously stated by the ethics and fair play committee of the Ukrainian Football Association (UAF).
“He received his titles for what he did for Ukraine. I can’t understand it. Let them then come out in Ukraine with the initiative to deprive Olympic champions from Russia of their medals. This is Ukrainian hysteria. It’s no good. He did nothing of the sort,” Zhurova said.
Tymoshchuk is the champion of the national team of Ukraine in terms of the number of matches played in its composition, the champion of Ukraine, Germany, Russia, the winner of the UEFA Champions League, the owner of the UEFA Super Cup. During 2007-2009 and 2013-2015, the football player played for the Russian FC Zenit (St. Petersburg) and since 2017 has been working in the club structure as a coach.
After the 20th round of the Russian Championship, Zenit occupies the first line in the standings with 44 points scored, Dynamo Moscow is next with 39 points, and Sochi and CSKA are in third and fourth place, which scored 37 and 36 points. respectively.