

Those phrases are used in Ukraine as an official military greeting. A slogan at the top of the back reads "Glory to Ukraine!" Inside the shirt is a slogan that declares "Glory to the heroes!" The front of the yellow jersey shows the borders of Ukraine in white. "We have expressed our concern about the Ukrainian national team's kit." "The Russian Football Union has appealed to UEFA to receive explanations," TASS quoted Sports Minister Oleg Matytsin as saying. President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Wednesday posted a selfie on Instagram of him wearing the jersey. Russian officials have already called the move a provocation, while Ukrainian authorities have said the kit contains symbols that unite the country's population. European Soccer Pick 'Em: Compete to win $10,000 Which national team has the best kits at Euro 2020?

Euro 2020 on ESPN: Stream LIVE games and replays (U.S. Moscow considers the peninsula part of Russia, but it is internationally recognised as part of Ukraine.

Russia annexed Crimea from Ukraine in 2014. Russia have complained to European governing body UEFA over Ukraine's unveiling of a new national team shirt ahead of Euro 2020 emblazoned with a map of Ukraine that includes Crimea, Russia's sports minister said on Wednesday. Russia complain to UEFA over Ukraine's Euro 2020 kit You have reached a degraded version of because you're using an unsupported version of Internet Explorer.įor a complete experience, please upgrade or use a supported browser
