Former Dynamo Kyiv midfielder Oleksandr Aliyev spoke about his return to football, or rather his arrival at the PROFAN Medialiga club, whose next game is against Artem Milevsky's Ignis.
Oleksandr Aliyev- Alexander, tell us how you became a player of the PROFAN Medialiga club?
- I've been talking to the guys from PROFAN for a long time, I was at their match against Rukh Media. They offered me to play for them, and I agreed. As long as I have free minutes, why not? I like the Medialiga. I'm all for promoting it.
- Do any famous footballers play in PROFAN besides you?
- It's not about that, a lot of bloggers play there. But the most important thing is that media football is developing in our country. A good example is Rukh Media. Professional football is slowly dying in Ukraine, while the Media League is gaining momentum.
- What uniform are you wearing now?
- On Wednesday, I'll put on a PROFAN uniform and see how it will look on me (laughs).
- Have you still got your signature shot?
- I didn't come here to show how I used to play. I came here to develop the Medialiga and to make it at the highest level.
- Did you see how Selezniov recently beat Aliyev, scoring from a distance from the penalty spot?
- I saw it on video. Well done to him. Once a year, the stick fires. It shot at Selye as well (Laughs).
- This is probably fate, because PROFAN will play its first match with your participation against Ignis, where Milevsky plays. Will you shake hands with Artem before the match?
- If we go out on the field together and the teams greet each other, then, of course, I will shake hands. I'm not some kind of scum. I always treat everyone on the football field like a human being. And beyond the football field is our personal life.
- If Milevsky apologizes to you, will you forgive him?
- Time will tell. The whole country wants us to make peace. Perhaps they organized this match on purpose so that I could play for PROFAN.
Andrii Piskun
