“The fan’s heart never fades. Eternal memory to the Heroes.” A banner with this inscription in the stands of the Tarczynski Arena accompanied the national team throughout the match.
26 March Ukrainian national team in Wroclaw in the decisive match of the qualifying playoffs Euro 2024 beat Iceland and reached the final part of the tournament. In the stands of Tarczynski Arena The blue-and-yellows were also supported by the families of the deceased football fans. The trip to the decisive qualifying match was made possible thanks to the cooperation of the UAF and the Tribune of Heroes Foundation.
100 families of fallen Heroes continued the work of their relatives – they supported the national team in a very important match for Ukrainians. A separate event was the fact that among the children who brought the Ukrainian national team players onto the field were children from the families of deceased representatives of fan movements.
“The Tribune of Heroes Foundation has done a very important thing – it has united the families of fallen football fans from all over Ukraine into one big family. Artem lived by football since childhood, and from the age of 15 he took part in the fan movement. The interesting life of ultras can only be understood by equally courageous, motivated and purposeful people– said the mother of fallen Hero Artem Medvedev, FC Vorskla fan Svetlana Medvedeva. – I was lucky to be involved in the victory of the Ukrainian team. Such trips provide enormous psychological support and help us continue the work of our relatives, because Football and the fan movement itself were an important component of their lives.”
“The fan’s heart never fades. Eternal memory to the Heroes.” A banner with this inscription in the stands of the Tarchinsky Arena accompanied the Ukrainian national team throughout the match. Just like the slogan Free Azovstal Defenders – which was repeatedly reminded by the national team players, the match commentators, and the banner in the stands.
“Such events are important not only from a sporting point of view, but also from the point of view of conveying important messages to the football audience that we must remember the fallen fans, we must also remember those who are now in captivity. These events are also important for the families of fallen fans, who, thanks to such trips, can continue the work of their relatives and receive positive emotions. It unites and helps cope with grief. We do our best to ensure that families are not left alone with their misfortune— Tikhon Amosov, co-founder of the Tribune of Heroes Foundation, comments on the trip. — The football family suffered great losses during the war – many representatives of fan movements and football players went to the front, some of them returned “on the shield”. And our goal is to preserve their memory and honor their exploits.”
It should be noted that the trip to Wroclaw is the third trip of the families of deceased fans to the national team matches. Representatives of the families of the fallen Heroes supported the national team of Ukraine in Prague and Trnava.
The Tribune of Heroes Charitable Foundation was created by Ukrainian fans. Its main task is systemic support for the families of football fans killed in the war from all over Ukraine and everyone involved in football, both financially, psychologically and legally. You can support the families of the deceased ultras of all Ukrainian clubs by link.
Source: Sportarena
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