Europa League
The referee “respected” Malinowski and didn’t issue him a card for the message on the shirt
Immediately after Atlanta’s second goal, Malinowski lifted his jersey and wanted to send a message to end the war in his native Ukraine. The Spanish referee Del Thero respected him and didn’t show him a yellow card, despite the regulations.
Malinovsky scored in the game between Olympiakos and Atalanta and immediately afterwards raised his jersey to send a message to his country Ukraine, which is experiencing tragic moments after the invasion of Russia. In fact, the referee didn’t show him a yellow card, despite the regulations providing for it, showing respect for the difficult times he’s going through.
The Ukraine midfielder lifted his shirt and wrote the message: “No war in Ukraine“while making the characteristic gesture with his hand asking everyone to pray for their homeland.
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