Russian hockey team drops cheerleaders after wives got jealous

One cheerleader said the move specifically targeted her and her colleagues

 

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Russian ice hockey membership AK Bars is going through backlash after relieving its cheerleaders, the "Bars Angels," to awareness on a more "family-pleasant" surroundings at games.

Former Bars Angels chief Rigina Barieva — who departed before the club relieved its cheerleaders — claimed crew officials have been worried about the players’ other halves being jealous and dissatisfied over the Bar Angels’ presence at games.

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"The arguments were that supposedly other humans’s better halves don’t react thoroughly to beautiful girls. Therefore, the membership decided to abandon the services of the support group altogether," Barieva said, according to a couple of Russian stores.

The cheerleader alleged that the choice to put off the squad was "now not made throughout Tatarstan," and became specific to AK Bars. (The club is primarily based within the city of Kazan in Russia’s Republic of Tatarstan).

The Bar Angels have considering the fact that taken to Instagram to ask fanatics to "signal a petition that could facilitate our return," adding, "We don’t want to depart our home club! We love hockey and AK Bars! Let’s repair the current scenario together."

AK Bars’ press provider told Russian channel Match TV that they’re "taking a route in family values and cultural entertainment" — and delivered the choice become not for financial reasons. The club stated Bar Angels had no leader after the departure of the team’s previous one, and introduced that the circulate also will increase seats for spectators.

The crew has additionally denied that UFC legend Khabib Nurmagomedov’s latest feedback, in which he said Octagon women at combat occasions are "vain," sparked the decision to reduce the cheerleaders, noting they "made the decision in advance."

AK Bars, without its cheerleaders, are scheduled to start their new Kontinetal Hockey League (KHL) season towards Jokerit on Thursday.