Andrei Sozin, a former member of the Russian Football Union's ethics committee, commented on the controversy involving Fyodor Smolov at "Kofemaniya." This was reported by Euro-football.ru.
Although the incident occurred at the end of May, the video of the event was recently made public. The footballer had an altercation with two men.
According to Sozin, "Perhaps it would have been better if he had taken the penalty as actively as he raised his hand. If people consider him innocent, that is their opinion.
However, I think differently. A person cannot raise their hand and hit others."
The Ministry of Internal Affairs announced that no criminal case would be opened regarding the incident. At the same time, since the affected parties demanded money and allegedly blackmailed to prevent the video of the altercation from being made public, a criminal case may be initiated against them.
This situation continues to complicate the already complex circumstances surrounding the footballer.
