The Association reacted to the trip of Fenerbahce, Neftchi and Crvena Zvezda to a friendly tournament in Russia
Ukrainian Football Association (UAF) condemned club involvement Neftchi, Fenerbahce And Red Stars in a friendly tournament to be held in Russia.
“Once again we remind the football community in Europe and around the world that football in Russia has always been used as a propaganda tool for the local criminal regime. For many years, this propaganda and football as its integral attribute have been working against Ukraine and pursuing the goal of destroying everything Ukrainian. the Russian football union, neither since 2014, when Russian troops first attacked the territory of Ukraine, nor after February 24, 2022, when a full-scale invasion began, has condemned the actions of the criminal authorities of Russia, which can only be interpreted as tacit support from the Russian Federation for all crimes against Ukraine “.
“RFS, other clubs, in particular FC Zenit (St. Petersburg), which is the organizer of the tournament, continue to pay taxes to the Russian budget, and therefore are also sponsors of terrorism. Recall that Russia has been recognized as a sponsor of terrorism by the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly, the European Parliament and the NATO Parliamentary Assembly, and the International Criminal Court in The Hague issued an arrest warrant for the leader of the terrorist country, Vladimir Putin.”
“The Ukrainian Football Association has repeatedly appealed to UEFA, FIFA, all our partners from the football community in Europe and the world to prevent participation in football competitions with the participation of Russian teams, including in Russia, as well as visits to Russia and participation in any events. with the participation of representatives of Russia or the football community of Russia as a whole.
Because any cooperation with football Russia and visits to the territory of a terrorist country help him divert attention from the genocide against Ukraine. They help divert the attention of the international community from tens of thousands of innocent victims, including many children, from large-scale destruction throughout Ukraine, from millions of ruined destinies – crimes that have no statute of limitations and for which both the criminal leadership of Russia and everyone who has attitude to filling the budget of a terrorist country.
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Fenerbahce, Neftchi and Crvena Zvezda will take part in the tournament in St. Petersburg, Zenit will become another participant. The first match of the commercial competition between the Turkish and Russian clubs will take place on Sunday.
Source: Sportarena
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