Both are recognized as official military greetings in Ukraine. The slogans reading "Glory to Ukraine" and "Glory to Heroes" are also featured on the jersey. "We believe that the silhouette of Ukraine will empower the players because they will fight for the whole Ukraine," said Pavelko. Andriy Pavelko, the president of the Ukrainian Football Association, presented the kit in a video posted on his Facebook page on Sunday. The jersey has a white outline around the badge reflecting the country's borders and is stylized in the national team's characteristic yellow and blue. The outcry comes less than a week before the Dutch men's national football team takes on Ukraine in their Euro opening game. The Crimean Peninsula was annexed by Russia in 2014 but is still recognized internationally as part of Ukraine.
In particular, the Ukrainians will play the Netherlands in Amsterdam on June 13, face North Macedonia in Bucharest on June 17 and Austria in Bucharest on June 21.Ukraine's Euro '20 jersey, featuring a map of the country including Crimea, has sparked anger in Russia. Ukraine's team will play in the group with the Netherlands, Austria and North Macedonia at Euro 2020, which was postponed due to COVID-19 to the summer of 2021. This is very important for football players, who are very worried and dream of performing in the best possible way at Euro 2020, and for millions of our fans ," Pavelko said. The whole of Ukraine, from Sevastopol and Simferopol to Kyiv, from Donetsk and Luhansk to Uzhgorod, will support them in every match. "We believe that the silhouette of Ukraine will give strength to the players, because they will fight for the whole of Ukraine. The uniform also contains the words of the country's popular slogan "Glory to Ukraine!"/"Glory to the heroes!", "which will now also inspire our players to new victories," he said. A single and indivisible homeland with Crimea, Donetsk, Luhansk, Kyiv, my native Dnipro, Lviv, Odesa and all cities and villages," he said on Facebook. This is the most valuable outline of our country for all of us.
"Its main attribute will be a talisman and a symbol dear to the heart of every Ukrainian. Ukraine will perform at the European Football Championship 2020 in a uniform with the contours of the country's borders, head of the Ukrainian Football Association Andriy Pavelko said.
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