The best Portuguese player of all time, Madiran Marcos Freitas, ranked 26th in the world, his life was turned upside down by the war in Ukraine.

He represents one of the best teams in the world, the Russian Vakl Gazprom, but he was suddenly deprived of the semi-finals of the Champions League, banned from traveling to Russia and not knowing whether the terms of contract renewal would be. he met.

“Everything was so fast. Nobody expected this. It is a little disappointing to see that these political decisions, which are beyond our ability to reach, can affect our career so much,” says Markus Freitas, during a stopover in Istanbul on his trip. To Singapore, where he joined Joao Monteiro, Thiago Apologia, Joao Giraldo and new coach Ricardo Oliveira to discuss the championship on the world circuit.Already recovered from Covid-19, which prevented him from making the top 16, he is still in the process of recovering from a shoulder injury. .

In Singapore, Marcos Freitas competes singles as a Portuguese. And in the third, Russian clubs, including Vakel, sponsored by Gazprom, the largest Russian energy company and the world’s largest exporter of natural gas, were suspended from the Champions League by the European Union, discussing socks and presented as «one of … the favorites to win » Trophy after eliminating Sporting along the way.
“It is all a mystery. At the moment, we still have matches in the Russian league scheduled for May and June, but we do not know if it will happen or not. We still do not know if we will be able to travel to Russia because it is difficult to get visas. We are waiting for information from the club,” says Marcos Freitas.

Maderan’s contract with Fakl expires at the end of the season, and the military conflict does not allow the possibility of renewal to be expected. “I am evaluating my future with the club and the coach [Vladimir Endolov]. At the moment, it seems to me that it is difficult to represent this team in this year’s league matches”, explains Marcos Vitas.

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