It also ruled that a phrase featured on the outside of the shirt – “Glory to Ukraine” – was acceptable as on its own, it may be considered as a “generic and non-political phrase of general national significance”.
UEFA said the map was not a concern because a UN General Assembly Resolution “recognises the territorial borders as broadly depicted by the design”. UEFA’s move came after Russia sent a letter of complaint to the governing body on Tuesday over the yellow jersey, which also features an outline of the country’s borders that includes Russia-annexed Crimea and the separatist-controlled regions of Donetsk and Luhansk. The slogan was widely used as a rallying cry during a 2014 popular uprising in Ukraine that removed Kremlin-backed leader Viktor Yanukovich. The message “Glory to our Heroes”, printed on the inside of the shirt, was “clearly political in nature”, UEFA said on Wednesday. UEFA said the map of Ukraine that includes Crimea was not in violation of the rule, but the combination of the two slogans was unclear to the sanctioning body at the time the shirt was approved in December.UEFA, the governing body of European football, has ordered Ukraine to remove a “political” slogan from its national football kit for the upcoming Euro 2020 tournament. Per UEFA, the "specific combination of the two slogans is deemed to be clearly political in nature, having historic and militaristic significance"įIFA and UEFA have a rule against political slogans at tournaments. The combination of the two phrases is why UEFA ordered Ukraine to remove one of the slogans. Glory to the heroes is used as an official military greeting in Ukraine along with "Glory to Ukraine." Russia claimed in its complaint that Ukraine was provoking it with the jersey. Russia also took issue with "Glory to Ukraine" on the shirt. That inclusion drew Russia's ire, as did the slogan on the inside of the shirt.
That map includes Crimea as part of the country. Ukraine's jersey for Euro 2020 includes a map of the country as a silhouette. (Photo by STRINGER / AFP) (Photo by STRINGER/AFP via Getty Images) Why Russia complained Ukraine's Euro 2020 shirt features a map of the country that includes the Crimean Peninsula.
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