Vyacheslav Malafeev Spoke About His Relationship With His Brother, Who Also Played For Zenit

“Competition in sports between brothers. If there are several children in a family, parents often send them to one sports section. It was also with my brother: we both played football and Sergei started playing at the sports school "Smena" earlier (now it is the academy of FC "Zenith"). Was there a feeling of envy between us for each other's successes? No. Largely - thanks to the correct upbringing. But the right rivalry was always there: dad often gave the opportunity to compete, it doesn't matter if we played checkers or organized a competition, who would pull up more. I knew that initially more hope was pinned on my brother. As a future footballer, it stimulated me and made me work harder and harder. A healthy sense of competition grew in me, I tried to catch up and overtake Sergei. Despite the sports rivalry, he and I never competed for parental love. We were loved equally, regardless of victories and defeats. Parents should remember that their children are football players on the field, boxers in the ring, tennis players on the court, but sons at home. I believe this is the key to a healthy relationship between brothers. Now my brother and I have a good relationship, we often joke about a friend of a friend, including on a sports theme, and often quite tartly. But we are not offended, because we both know that we are one family, "wrote Malafeev on his Instagram.