Adebayor attended the RB Awards ceremony in Moscow last week
Emmanuel Adebayor has been criticised for coming out in support of Russian president Vladimir Putin after a celebratory award show last weekend.
The former Arsenal and Manchester City forward travelled to Moscow to attend the RB Awards last week, later posting a number of images from the event on Instagram on Monday.
The 38-year-old captioned the post by writing: “SEA, it was an absolute delight to be part of the annual RB award that was held in Moscow. Thank you for the courteous hospitality and professionalism that was managed by @kim_ir_sen and @bookierating.”
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Adebayor has also been criticised after he came out in support of Russian president Putin. The former Togo international is quoted by Zorya Londonsk on Twitter saying: “I love Putin as a person. Obviously, he is a person with character. If he says no, then no. If yes, then yes.
“What I like most about him is the high level of discipline. When he says something, then he definitely does it.”
Emmanuel Adebayor’s caught Bernie Ecclestone syndrome 😵💫
‘I love putin as a person. Obviously, he is a person with character. If he says no, then no. If yes, then yes.
What I like most about him is the high level of discipline. When he says something, then he definitely does it’ pic.twitter.com/YDOlBoxDWK— Zorya Londonsk (@ZoryaLondonsk) July 7, 2022
How did social media react?
One Twitter user said: “What a clown”.
What a clown
— Trumpusha (@Trumpusha1) July 7, 2022
Another added: “What a tool”.
What a tool
— UkrFut24🇺🇦 (@ukrfut24) July 7, 2022
A third wrote: “A**hole”.
Asshole
— Кузя ♠️ (@valeriikuzmin) July 7, 2022
His alleged quotes come after Former F1 chief Ecclestone was blasted last month after defending Putin during a bizarre live interview.
In an appearance on Good Morning Britain, Ecclestone claimed that he would “take a bullet” for Putin because he is “first class”.
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