Russia complains to UEFA over Ukraine’s ‘political’ Euro 2020 kit

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Ukraine provoked Moscow’s ire on June 6 as its football federation unveiled Euro 2020 uniforms that feature Russian-annexed Crimea and nationalist slogans. (AFP)
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  • Ukrainian national team's jersey goes against the basic principles of the UEFA kit regulations, said the Russians

MOSCOW: Russia on Tuesday sent a letter of complaint to UEFA over Ukraine’s “political” Euro 2020 kit that features the outline of Moscow-annexed Crimea and is emblazoned with popular patriotic chants.
In the letter from the Russian football federation to UEFA just three days before the Euro starts, it said: “We draw attention to the use of political motives on the Ukrainian national team’s jersey, which goes against the basic principles of the UEFA kit regulations.”

Topics: Russia Ukraine Crimea EURO 2020