Hear the story of the Russian who spoke out against the war. There aren’t many of them. Former football representative Yevgeny Savin (38) did so and was forced to emigrate, but he “resurrected” his club in Cyprus. Former Czech representative Josef Huschbauer (32) has been wearing the jersey since January.
Hear the story of the Russian who spoke out against the war. There aren’t many of them. Former football representative Yevgeny Savin (38) did so and was forced to emigrate, but he “resurrected” his club in Cyprus. Former Czech representative Josef Huschbauer (32) has been wearing the jersey since January.
Savin played football, even got into the Russian national team. After his retirement, he became a successful YouTuber, naming his channel Krasava. He also founded the football club of the same name, which played in the third Russian league.
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In April, Savin posted a video online. In it, famous Ukrainian football players, including Yarmolenko from West Ham and Mykolenko from Everton, spoke about the situation in Russian-occupied Ukraine.
Only Zinchenko from Manchester City refused him, saying that although he is Russian, he respects him, but does not want to perform for a Russian audience. Because he is convinced that the Russians do not want to listen to any opinions despite the fact that their propaganda serves them. In short, brainwashed. He had a brutally correct guess!
“I knew that there would be consequences, but my wife and I agreed that it was impossible to remain silent in such a situation. Conscience conquered fear. Savin said. In addition, he abandoned the mandatory slogans in support of “special operations” around the field during matches. The reaction has come. He was kicked out of the stadium where he was on loan. Then his club realized that he had not received a license for the 2022/23 season.
Escape to the island
However, he transferred Krasava’s four-finger logo from Russia to Cyprus. There he got into the second league, because Evgeny Savin bought the Limassol club Ypsonas and added FC Krasava to this name. Although officially over the renaming is still underway. And Josef Huschbauer, ex-Spartan, ex-Slavist and former member of the Czech national team, moved to this club in January.
In the new year, Savin sent a message via social networks that says a lot about his thinking: “I wish everyone that last year never repeats itself! Take care of your loved ones.” In short, another Russian.
Source: Blesk