"I am the Officers": Ukrainian Defender of "Los Angeles" was indignant through the flag of the Russian Federation in the match (video)

To spread: Ukrainian football player Artem Smolkov commented on the appearance of the Russian flag in the stands of the match between his Los Angeles and America. According to him, he wanted to pick up a tricolor from the fan after the game. The incident happened when the American "Los Angeles" celebrated the victory over Mexican "America" ​​within the Play-In Club Championship. Smolyakov told in an interview with "Shooting", which he saw tricolor even during the game.

"I saw him somewhere in a minute 60th and the Officers. I thought after the game to approach him (fan-ed. ):" Give here the flag so that it was not there. " When Artem spread the team photo on his Instagram profile, he closed the tricolor of the aggressor country with the Ukrainian flag. According to Smolyakov, about an hour after the game, Fanat wrote to him with apologies and assured that the flag of the Russian Federation in the area of ​​support in the matches will no longer.

The photos with the Russian flag were posted on the page of the Los Angeles football club on Instagram on June 1. 22-year-old Ukrainian footballer Artem Smolyakov was born in Baranivka, Zhytomyr region. He joined FC Los Angeles as a defender on February 14, 2025. The previous club Artem "Polesie" received 2 million euros for him. For 9 matches, Smolyakov was the author of one goal. We will remind, on June 14, the US Treasury on the Flag Day published a photo with a Russian tricolor on the network.