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Daily Mirror
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Colin Millar

Ukrainian FA vow to strip most-capped international of honours after silence on Russia

Former Ukraine captain and the nation’s most capped player Anatoliy Tymoshchuk should be stripped of his honorary titles, the Ukrainian FA have said.

The punishment for Tymoshchuk, who represented Ukraine ’s national team a record 144 times, is based on his “silence” on Russia ’s invasion of his homeland – on which he is yet to comment.

The former central midfielder is currently assistant manager of Zenit St Petersburg and he has yet to speak out to condemn Russia for invading its geographical neighbour.

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