EVERYONE LOSES IN A WAR. Dima Martynenko, soccer player of the amateur team FC Hostomel, He lost his life along with his mother, during a bombardment by the Russian army, in his home in the town of Kiev (Ukraine).
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Ukrainian media reported a shelling in the area where the house of Martynenko and his mother is located. Both lost their lives in the attack.
Dima was 25 years old and worked as a midfielder for FC Hostomel of the Second Amateur League of the Kiev Region and was the top scorer for his team this season.
The world of football did not take long to show solidarity and send messages to the relatives of Dima Martynenko, who becomes the first footballer to die as a result of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
FIFA SUSPENDS THE RUSSIAN NATIONAL TEAM AND TEAMS FROM ALL COMPETITION
Meanwhile, the FIFA decided to suspend the Russian national team and the clubs of this country from all competition, in solidarity with the victims of the Russian attack on Ukraine. In this way, the Russian team will not be able to play the play-off at Qatar 2022, while Spartak Moscow is eliminated from the Europa League.
“FIFA and UEFA have today jointly decided that all Russian teams, whether national representative teams or club teams, will be suspended from participating in FIFA and UEFA competitions until further notice.”, says part of the FIFA statement, in the midst of this conflict Ukraine Russia.