Arda Turan's words to the Italian press
💬 "I repeat, I don't want this to be an excuse. But at the same time, we can't accept this as a normal situation. There is a war in Ukraine, people are dying every day, and the world needs to know about it. People refuse to let life stop. It would be unfair for us to complain in front of such a people. Football can give these people a few hours of happiness: we are not just a team, we represent the hope of an entire country" ❓ Is there a special moment or story that impressed you? 💬 "Last year, we lost at home to LNZ with a score of 4:1. The day before, Lviv was heavily shelled, people spent the night in a shelter. After the match, I was very angry, and at some point an 8-year-old boy appeared in front of me. His name is Roman, he is a Shakhtar fan, his house was bombed, he lost his mother and had 35 surgeries. He tells me: “Mister, don’t be sad. There are good days and bad days in life. You have to move on.” Considering what he went through, it wa...