Russian model Ekaterina Dorozhko started dating striker Luiz Adriano while he was playing for Spartak Moscow of the Russian Premier League. The two married last year and moved to Brazil last summer when he joined Palmeiras.
Dorozhko revealed that since moving to Brazil she's received death threats for being married to a black man:
"In the beginning, when I went to football in Brazil, people had the courage to shout at me 'look, the Russian is coming, hahaha.'"
"Every day, for a long time, I receive messages where they wish me death, illness for my parents, promise to find me, beat me and many other terrible things, because I'm married to a black man. I'm lucky because I have nerves of steel and I stopped paying attention."
Well there you go, racism isn't just a problem in the US. Thankfully no harm has come Ekaterina's way and she can serve as a shining example of the incredible women soccer players end up dating and marrying. It's truly unbelievable.
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