Russia captain Artem Dzyuba has hit back at criticism from Ukrainian players in the Premier League, accusing them of sitting “on their ass in mansions in England” and being “nasty”.
Up to now Dzyuba had been silent on his country’s invasion of Ukraine, a stance which had brought condemnation from some Ukrainian players. Everton’s Vitaliy Mykolenko called Dzyuba a “silent b***h”, while West Ham’s Andriy Yarmolenko referred to Dzyuba’s infamous sex tape, saying: “I know some of you like to show your balls on camera but now the time has come to show your balls in real life.”