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Meduza reported that 21-year-old Russian footballer Aleksey Batrakov has become a star for Galatasaray in the Champions League after moving from Lokomotiv at the end of the summer. Turkish fans chant his name and sing Kalinka in his honour, and he is widely recognized on the streets of Istanbul. The report says social media is full of memes featuring the midfielder and that his teammates applaud him in the locker room.
Sources:Meduza (EN)