Dynamo Kiev slam Fenerbahce for friendly in Russia

Zenit St Petersburg will play a friendly against Turkish side, Fenerbahce in the Gazprom Arena, something that has attracted heavy criticism from Urkainian side, Dynamo Kiev. The team have even put out an official communication criticising the Turks' collaboration with a Russian team.

"You are helping the murderers to continue their bloody harvest on Ukrainian soil. You play with them and you legitimise the great evil of the 21st century. No amount of money will make up from this shameful behaviour, this trip to murderers without morals or human qualities", began the statement.

"Gazprom's blood money eclipses everything, it leaves you without morals and without consicence. Russian missiles kill Ukrainians everyday, the whole civilised world has united against their attacks and mass killings, and your club accepts bloody handouts from the sponsors of terrorism", continued the letter.

There is history to the clash between Dynamo Kiev and Fenerbahce. It all goes back to the meeting between the two sides in the Champions League qualifying round. In the first leg, the match ended 0-0 and in the second leg, played in Turkey, the Ukrainian team won in extra time. This led Turkish supporters to use Russia and Putin to intimidate them, even wearing Putin masks, according to the Ukrainian club.

 

July 8, 2023