The winger had been granted time off amid Russia’s invasion (Pictures: PA / Reuters)There were emotional scenes at the London Stadium on Sunday as Ukraine international Andriy Yarmolenko opened the scoring for West Ham against Aston Villa in his first appearance since Russia’s invasion. Yarmolenko received a great reception from the West Ham fans, and told Sky Sports afterwards: ‘It was so emotional for me because of the situation in my country. I just want to say thank you to my teammates, who support me all the time, every day. To West Ham fans, they also support me and Ukrainian people and also to all British people, because we feel you support us. I just tried to give everything on the pitch.’MORE : West Ham’s Ukrainian star Andriy Yarmolenko to travel to Poland to collect fleeing familyMORE : Ukraine’s Andriy Yarmolenko blasts ‘s***head’ Russian players and mocks Artem DzyubaFor more stories like this, check our sport page.

Source: Metro March 14, 2022 02:32 UTC