Anatoliy Tymoshchuk: Ukraine FA call for nation's most capped player to be punished for silence on Russia invasion

The Ukrainian FA (UAF) have called for former national team captain Anatoliy Tymoshchuk to be punished for his silence on Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The 42-year-old is currently working as an assistant coach at Russian club Zenit St Petersburg and has faced heavy criticism for not speaking out against Russia's attack on Ukraine. Ad/> The UAF want all of his titles and coaching badges removed with immediate effect.

Europa LeagueEL, ECL round-up: Leicester thrash Randers, Celtic dumped out24/02/2022 AT 22:28 A statement from the UAF read: «Since the beginning of Russia’s military aggression against Ukraine, Tymoschuk AA, the former captain of the Ukrainian national team, not only did not make any public statements in this regard, but also did not stop his cooperation with the club of the aggressor. »At a time when his former club, Bayern Munich, are publishing statements and holding rallies in support of Ukraine, AA Tymoschuk continues to remain silent and work for the aggressor’s club. «By making this conscious choice, AA Tymoschuk damages the image of Ukrainian football and violates Clause 1.4.

Part 1 of Art. 4 of the Code of Ethics and Fair Play UAF.» Queretaro fans banned, owners must sell club after brutal mass brawl The American-based owners interested in buying Chelsea, including Trump's ally Atalanta midfielder Ruslan Malinovskyi hit out at Tymoshchuk, who was named Ukraine's greatest ever player in 2011, stating the 42-year-old is destroying his own legacy by not talking about the war. «I don’t know about Tymoshchuk, you need to ask him,» Malinovskyi wrote on Twitter last week.