2023-06-15 10:07:14
Football,
June 15, 10:20
UEFA reacted to the scandal with the flag of Ukraine in the Champions League final
Before the final match of the Champions League, they tried to take away the flag of Ukraine from a fan. UEFA noted that the organization does not prohibit hanging Ukrainian flags at stadiums, in this incident, the removal of the flag is a personal initiative of the employee
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The Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) reacted to the Ukrainian flag scandal during the Champions League football final in Istanbul between the English Manchester City and the Italian Inter, informs Guardian.
Before the game, two stadium employees tried to take away the Ukrainian flag from the fan. According to the victim, he is a native of Odessa and lives in Israel, one of the guards wore the emblem of the Turkish Football Federation and UEFA accreditation.
“Security at the stadium was the responsibility of the local organizers and the local police. It was an unfortunate personal initiative of one of the local police officers. When the head of the Turkish police was informed, he immediately asked to return the flag to the fan, as can be seen in the full version of the video. Please note that UEFA does not prohibit the display of Ukrainian flags in stadiums. The organization has indeed actively demonstrated calls for peace in all its games since the beginning of the conflict,” said a UEFA spokesman.
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The incident caused outrage in Ukraine. Secretary General of the Ukrainian Football Association (UAF), Yuriy Zapisotsky, said that the fan did not violate any rules and asked UEFA for an explanation. “We sent a request, asked UEFA to assess the situation and explain whether the rules were violated. We are quite sensitive to such situations. So far there has been no response from UEFA.
Manchester City beat Inter 1-0 in Istanbul on June 10 and won the Champions League for the first time in the club’s history.
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