The uniform of the Ukrainian national football team is approved by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) in accordance with the rules.

 

 

 The uniform of the Ukrainian national team is approved by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) in accordance with the rules. This was reported by the Russian edition of Sport-Express with reference to the UEFA press service.


"The jersey of the national team of Ukraine (and all other teams) for Euro 2020 has been approved by UEFA in accordance with the applicable rules regarding equipment," the journalists quoted the UEFA statement as saying.

Earlier, Russia was outraged by the fact that the contours of the country along with the occupied Crimea are depicted on the T-shirts of the Ukrainian national team, and expressed the hope that UEFA would ban such a uniform.

UPDATED AT 11:16. The US Embassy in Kiev said on Twitter: "We like the new uniform. Glory to Ukraine!"


Yesterday, June 6, 2021, the uniform of the Ukrainian national team for Euro 2020 was presented. It depicts a map of Ukraine with the temporarily occupied Crimea, as well as the slogans "Glory to Ukraine! Glory to the heroes!"
Euro 2020 was supposed to take place last year, but was postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic to 2021. The tournament will not have a host country; it will be held in various European cities, including St. Petersburg.
The Ukrainian national team will start at Euro on June 13. In the group of Ukrainians - the Netherlands (the current winner of the UEFA Nations League), North Macedonia and Austria. The Ukrainians will play in the group in Amsterdam and Bucharest.