UEFA Tells Ukraine To Remove ‘Political’ Slogan From Kit Ahead of Euros

UEFA Tells Ukraine To Remove ‘Political’ Slogan From Kit Ahead of Euros
Ukraine's Roman Yaremchuk wears the newly unveiled national team jersey emblazoned with a map of Ukraine that includes Crimea during an international friendly match against Cyprus in Kharkiv, Ukraine, on June 7, 2021. Gleb Garanich/Reuters
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European soccer governing body UEFA told Ukraine on Thursday it could keep a map showing Crimea on its new national shirt despite objections from Russia but must remove the phrase “Glory to the heroes” due to military connotations.

Ukraine’s kit, due to feature in the European Championship, has stirred rivalries with Moscow because it includes an outline map showing the peninsula of Crimea that Russia annexed in 2014 but which remains internationally recognized as part of Ukraine.