Ex-Germany striker Kevin Kuranyi is amazed by how hard his Russian friends drink
Former Germany forward Kevin Kuranyi, who spent five years at Dynamo Moscow, says he has never seen people drink like his friends in Russia do.
Kevin Kuranyi has played in the Bundesliga and for Germany, but it was Russia that left him impressed in an unexpected way. The former striker says he has never seen anyone drink more than his Russian friends.
"I have a lot of friends in Russia who really drink hard," Kuranyi said. "They drink so much that they're already done by five in the evening."
Asked whether professional footballers are allowed to drink, he was clear about the limits. After a game, or after an important match, you can take a day to have a drink. But not all week, and not before big fixtures, "because then it gets hard", he said.
Who is Kuranyi?
Kuranyi moved from Schalke 04 to Dynamo Moscow in 2010 and stayed until 2015. For the Russian club he played 151 matches, scored 56 goals and added 24 assists.
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