It bears many important symbols that unify the Ukrainian people."įan's 'scary' Euro 2020 prediction rings true in Italy vs Turkey clash Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky shared on Instagram : "The Ukrainian national football team's new jersey is in fact not like the others. The shirt has been popular in Ukraine and is said to have sold out within five days of its release, and the country's FA are now in talks to keep the slogan in place. The slogan - which was used by protesters who ousted a Moscow-backed president, Viktor Yanukovych, in 2014 - is said to be "clearly political in nature".Īfter initially approving the kit, the continental governing body have also labelled the phrase as having "historic and militaristic significance". However, what UEFA have ordered to be changed is the phrase stitched inside of the collar: 'Glory to the heroes!'
Although the map spearheaded the controversy, Ukraine won't have to alter itĮuropean football's governing body have stated that a UN general assembly resolution "recognises the territorial borders as broadly depicted by the design", so the map won't have to be removed.
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