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The legend of the Ukrainian club refused the match of Wagner Love in Moscow

The press service of CSKA on September 21 reported that Jadson will play in the farewell match Wagner Love. However, the Brazilian said that he refused the invitation “out of respect for the Ukrainian people” and “Shakhtar”

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The legend of the Ukrainian club refused the match of Wagner Love in Moscow

Former footballer of Brazil and Donetsk Shakhtar Jadson will not play in the farewell match of ex-player CSKA Wagner Love, which will be held in Moscow. He stated this on Instagram (owned by Meta, the company is recognized as extremist and banned in Russia).

“I will not go to the game that my friend Wagner Love invited me to. I understand that I should not go out of respect to the Ukrainian people and to my favorite club Shakhtar. Wagner Love is a great friend, but I understand that the situation is much more complicated now, Jadson wrote.

Earlier, on September 21, the press service of CSKA announced that Jadson will join the Friends of Wagner Love team for the farewell match, which will be held on September 26 at VEB Arena. After that, the Brazilian footballer was criticized in the Ukrainian media.

Jadson played for Shakhtar from 2005 to 2012. In 2009, the team won the UEFA Cup, the Brazilian scored the winning goal in extra time in the final against German Werder (2: 1). With the team, he became a multiple champion of Ukraine, twice the winner of the Cup and the Super Cup of the country.

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