The head of the Ukrainian Football Association (UAF), Andriy Pavelko, displayed the kit in a video on his Facebook page last Sunday, with the European Championship due to begin on Friday. Russia annexed the Crimean peninsula from Ukraine in 2014, and considers it a part of its territory, something rejected internationally. However, they now say the combination of the map and wording inside the shirt clearly has “historic and militaristic significance”. The shirt, containing a map showing Russian-annexed Crimea as part of Ukraine also included the phrase “Glory to the heroes”.Įuropean football’s governing body had previously approved the kit. Ukraine has been told to remove a “political slogan” from its Euro 2020 jersey by Uefa after Russia protested.
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