"We believe that Ukraine's silhouette will give strength to the players because they will fight for all of Ukraine," Pavelko said. They feature an outline of Ukraine as well as the slogan "Glory to Ukraine! Glory to the Heroes!" On Facebook on June 6, Pavelko wrote that the Ukrainian players will wear "special uniforms" and posted photos of the jerseys in the blue-and-yellow colors of the Ukrainian flag. "The shirt of the Ukrainian national team (and of all other teams) for UEFA Euro 2020 has been approved by UEFA, in accordance with the applicable equipment regulations," European soccer’s governing body said in a statement on June 7. The team jerseys are for the Euro 2020 championship, which was delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic and will be played from June 11 to July 11 in 11 cities including St. The new design, unveiled by the president of the Football Federation of Ukraine, Andriy Pavelko, has sparked anger in Russia, with one lawmaker calling it a “political provocation." ![]() ![]() UEFA says it has approved Ukraine’s new national team jersey that features a patriotic slogan and an outline of Ukraine that includes Crimea, the Black Sea peninsula Russia seized control over in 2014.
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