Ukraine presented the patriotic uniform of the national football team: the United States praised, Russia is outraged - ForumDaily
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Ukraine presented the patriotic uniform of the national football team: the United States praised, Russia is outraged

On June 6, Ukraine presented a new uniform in which the national team will play during the European Football Championship - it features the outline of a map of Ukraine, including Crimea, and the inscriptions “Glory to Ukraine” and “Glory to the Heroes.” A uniform with such elements has already been approved by UEFA, writes Air force.

In Russia they do not hide their indignation and call on UEFA to ban the new set of uniforms. But the United States, through its Twitter account, praised the new uniform and reminded that Crimea is Ukraine.

Crimea is an internationally recognized part of Ukraine, and Russia annexed it in 2014.

Photos of the new uniform on his Facebook the day before were published by the head of the Ukrainian Football Association Andriy Pavelko, expressing the hope that it will give strength to the Ukrainian players.

“Her main attribute will be a talisman and symbol, dear to the heart of every Ukrainian. This is the most valuable feature of our country for all of us,” he noted. “A single and indivisible homeland with Crimea, Donetsk, Lugansk, Kiev, my native Dnieper, Lvov, Odessa and all the cities and villages, where the main melody from childhood is the melody of the national anthem.”

Let us remind you that the inscription “Glory to Ukraine” has repeatedly appeared on the T-shirts of the national football team, in particular last year.

And although the reaction of Ukrainian users to the new form under Pavelko's message was overwhelmingly positive, Russian media soon drew attention to it, which in their headlines focused on the fact that Crimea was included in the outline of Ukraine.

Over the next several hours, the Russian press was filled with statements from Russian politicians and officials.

The reaction of Russia

Thus, State Duma deputy Dmitry Svishchev said that the new design of the uniform contained a political conflict and called on UEFA to ban its use: “There should be no place for political declarations in sports stadiums. Let our players then take to the field in T-shirts with the outline of the Russian Empire - with Poland, Ukraine and Finland in the lineup,” he said.

Russian senator Sergei Tsekov, in turn, saw “Nazi slogans” in the inscriptions “Glory to Ukraine” and “Glory to the Heroes.”

Towards the evening, a statement was made by the press secretary of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova, who wrote that “the Ukrainian football team annexed the territory of Ukraine to Crimea in its uniform.”

According to her, the new uniform of Ukraine creates “the illusion of the impossible,” and called the slogan “Glory to Ukraine” a “Nazi cry.”

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The slogan “Glory to Ukraine! - Glory to heroes!" originates from the liberation struggle of 1917 and congratulations to the Ukrainian Insurgent Army. It became widespread during the 2013-2014 protests in Kyiv.

Since 2018, it has been an official appeal in the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Leaders of foreign delegations are now also welcomed like this with a guard of honor when they come to Ukraine.

"Our Land"

In Ukraine, the Russians reacted no less sharply to the indignation. The former head of the Ukrainian national team, Myron Markevich, called the demands to ban the new uniform “brazen.”

“I would like to advise these “experts” to better deal with the doping scandals, because of which the Russian national teams are prohibited from competing at major international competitions under their flag. And their arrogant demands regarding the contours of Ukraine’s borders on our game form do not stand up to criticism at all. After all, it was the Russians who occupied our territory, and now they still dare to comment and recommend something,” Markevich said.

József Szabo, the former coach of the Ukrainian national team and Dynamo Kyiv, also condemned the Russians' statements.

“It seems like they have nothing better to do. They cling to us to find fault. What kind of conversation could there be? A neighbor came, kicked me out of the apartment and said that he would now live there. They did the same with Crimea. As a citizen of Ukraine, I can say that Crimea, Lugansk and Donetsk are our land.”

Ex-player of the “yellow-blues” Yevgeny Levchenko was more restrained in his comments, but also outlined his position: “I usually don’t collect T-shirts, but after the reaction to the new T-shirt of the Ukrainian national team, I will definitely buy a second one. Glory to Ukraine,” he wrote on Twitter.

On the morning of June 7, the Russian publication Sport-Express published UEFA’s response to its request regarding the new uniform of the Ukrainian national team. It follows from this that the option of banning the form is not being considered.

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“The jersey of the Ukrainian national team (and all other teams) for Euro 2020 is approved by UEFA in accordance with the rules on equipment,” says UEFA in its response.

Subsequently, Andrei Pavelko himself stated this.

“The form was agreed upon long before the presentation, so talk about a possible ban on its use by UEFA is absolutely groundless,” Pavelko wrote.

The US Embassy in Ukraine has already responded to this situation - they liked the new uniform.

Scandal with “Glory to Ukraine” at the World Cup

In 2018, during the FIFA World Cup, the slogan “Glory to Ukraine” already became a reason for a scandal.

Then, after the victory over the Russian team, Croatian player Domagoj Vida, who scored a goal in the match, conveyed his greetings to the Ukrainians with the greeting “Glory to Ukraine.”

A member of the Croatian delegation, Ognjen Vukojevic, was also seen in the video from the locker room with the player. Both played for Dynamo Kiev for a long time.

That video received a very negative reaction in Russia, whose representatives began to demand that FIFA respond to “a clear manifestation of nationalism.”

The FIFA Disciplinary Committee finally issued a warning to Vida; his appeal was seen as a political gesture. However, they did not disqualify the football player.

Ognjen Vukojevic was warned by the Croatian Football Union, which excluded him from the official delegation to the 2018 World Cup and the coaching staff. FIFA also fined him $ 15.

Domagoi Vida himself later explained that there was no politics in his words.

“No politics. It's a joke. I have friends there from the days of Dynamo Kyiv, I didn’t have anything else in mind,” he explained.

The Croatian footballer had nothing to do with the Ukrainian national team and its symbols or slogans.

FIFA prohibits displays of politics and political slogans during tournaments under its auspices.

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