Ukraine are set to strip their former captain Anatoliy Tymoshchuk of his record 144 caps and impose a string of in addition heavy sanctions as punishment for his ongoing paintings at Russian membership Zenit.
The proposals have been announced on Wednesday by way of the ethics and honest play committee of the Ukrainian Football Association, which accused Tymoshchuk of making a "aware desire" that "damages the picture of Ukrainian football".
Tymoshchuk, 42, changed into a Champions League winner with Bayern Munich in 2013. Either facet of his 4-12 months gambling spell in Germany, he had stints with Zenit, and in 2016 he joined up again with the Russian Premier League membership in a coaching function.
The Ukrainian FA (UAF) ethics investigators stated that with the aid of persevering with to paintings for Zenit, even as Russian forces invade Ukraine, Tymoshchuk become breaching the affiliation's code of ethics and truthful play.
The ethics committee said in a declaration at the UAF internet site: "Since the start of Russia's military aggression against Ukraine, Tymoshchuk, the former captain of the Ukrainian country wide group, has now not best made no public statements in this regard, nor has he stopped his cooperation with the aggressor's club. By making this conscious preference, Tymoshchuk damages the photo of Ukrainian football."
It said it intended to ask high command inside the UAF to eliminate Tymoshchuk's coaching seasoned licence and to request that public government dispose of his nation awards and honours. On top of that, it stated it might request that his fame as a winner of home competitions at club level in Ukraine be wiped, and for him to be eliminated from the legit sign in of players to have represented Ukraine country wide teams.
Tymoshchuk won Ukrainian Premier League, Ukrainian Cup and Ukrainian Super Cup honours with Shakhtar Donetsk before embarking on his first spell at Zenit.
