The Russian Football Association (RFU) submitted a protest against the national team jerseys of Ukraine to the world association FIFA.
The impetus is the silhouette of the country, which can be seen on the Dressen. This also includes Crimea, which Russia illegally annexed in 2014. “If the territory of Russia is depicted on the equipment of other nations, we must lodge a protest,” RFU honorary president Vyacheslav Koloskov was quoted as saying by the Russian news agency TASS.
FIFA has not yet commented on this. This point of contention is not new. Last year, Russia protested against Ukraine’s EM shirts for the same reason. At that time, the country outlines were allowed to remain, only the printed lettering “Honor to the heroes” had to be removed.
Ukraine missed out on World Cup qualifiers after an unfortunate 1-0 defeat by Wales. On Wednesday evening, the selection in the Nations League in Ireland.
Source: Nachrichten
