UEFA tells Ukraine to remove ‘political’ slogan from Euros kit
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Governing body says ‘Glory to our Heroes’ is ‘clearly political in nature’ after a complaint from Russia.
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. The message “Glory to our Heroes”, inside the shirt’s collar, was “clearly political in nature”, UEFA said on Wednesday. The slogan was widely used as a rallying cry during a 2014 popular uprising in Ukraine that removed Kremlin-backed leader Viktor Yanukovich.
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