Nice’s Christophe Galtier against a boycott of Dmitry Rybolovlev-owned Monaco

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·1 March 2022

Nice’s Christophe Galtier against a boycott of Dmitry Rybolovlev-owned Monaco

Speaking ahead of tonight’s Coupe de France semi-final against Versailles, Nice manager Christophe Galtier notably opposed the idea of boycotting Monaco in the wake of Russia’s large-scale invasion of Ukraine.

His words transcribed in RMC Sport, last year’s title-winning manager explained that it made “no sense” to sanction the club, owned by Russian oligarch Dmitry Rybolovlev.

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Rybolovlev is owner and club president, and has placed several of his compatriots in important positions at the principality, notably Oleg Petrov as vice-president general director.

“I have no problem with facing Monaco. We have a duty to show support to the people of Ukraine, to Ukrainian athletes, and more specifically to footballers and managers, but we can’t blame everyone who has Russian citizenship.”