MANCHESTER: Ukraine players Oleksandr Zinchenko and Vitaliy Mykolenko made the fans cry in the Premier league match between Manchester City and Everton on Saturday. The video of Zichenko hugging Mykolenko before the start of the match went viral on media. Both players came out strongly against the Ukraine war and raised their voices for their homeland. Zinchenko's Instagram story, which wished the Russian president a hellish death the previous day, was later withdrawn by social media.
Ukrainian players Zinchenko (City) and Mykolenko (Everton) before their match at Goodison β€οΈ πΊπ¦ pic.twitter.com/PiAxZ99snv
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In the match, both teams came out in support of the Ukrainian people. Everton arrived with the Ukrainian flag as Manchester City took to the field the arm band writing 'No War'. Zinchenko was also moved by the fact that both teams came together on the field to demand justice for Ukraine. Former Ukrainian football captain Zinchenko was seen on television struggling to hold back tears.
Manchester City's Ukrainian football player Oleksandr Zinchenko could not hold back her tears because of the support of the fans and clubs to Ukraine before the match. π#ManCity #Zinchenko #Ukrania #nowar pic.twitter.com/tK3B1t4spz
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