Russian footballer suspended from matches in the United States for refusing to kneel

Valery Saramutin

Russian footballer Valery Saramutin was suspended from matches of the Texas club “Austin Bould” in the US for refusing to kneel in support of the fight against racism. It is reported by “Sport-Express”.

The athlete said that after the assassination of black security guard George Floyd in May this year, all players in the United Football League (USL) were asked to kneel in support of the Black Lives Matter movement before matches, but the Russian did not. “The club has questions. The coach said that I needed to think about my behavior. The President urged: “Understand, this is a show of respect.” And I answered that I did not understand why this should be done, ”said Saramutin.