Fight and kick! Shevchenko: Ukrainians will win if they are united!
The Crisis in Ukraine is on the verge of erupting, and as the world is concerned about the border conflict between Russia and Ukraine, strong Ukrainians are determined to live as usual. The local super football league was scheduled to expire this Friday (25th) winter break, and the football community had hoped to restart the game according to the original date, and "played with the ball" to encourage the people, but unfortunately it was unable to do so under the continuous deterioration of the situation. A generation of football stars Shevchenko called for the Ukrainians to win as long as they are united.
The Ukrainian Premier League has been closed since the winter break on December 12, and according to the plan, it will restart on Friday (25th). As is customary, most teams will stay in shape in warmer Turkey training. At the end of the winter break, FC Mynai, who staged second-place finishing in the league on Friday, hosted fourth-placed FC Zorya Luhansk.
Russia is accused of deploying a large number of tanks on the Ukrainian border, facing the crisis of war, football and sports games seem to be no longer important, but the Ukrainians, who have long been accustomed to the storm, choose to face everything calmly and calmly, and in the face of the unknown future, the football community once insisted on starting as scheduled.
Andrew Todos, a Ukrainian sports journalist interviewed by the sports edition of the Daily Mail, said that behind the plan to "shoot the ball", he hoped that the Ukrainian people could go on bravely, "People are worried, football helps to bring a little breathing space for everyone." ”
Unfortunately, as Russian President Vladimir Putin formally ordered a "special military operation" against the Donbass region of eastern Ukraine, explosions were heard in several cities near Kiev, the Ukrainian capital. The official website of the Ukrainian Premier League issued a latest statement, saying that "in response to the martial law decree issued by Ukrainian President Zelenskiy, the tournament will be suspended." Foreign media reported that the shutdown period will be at least 30 days, and other reports that all sports events in Ukraine will also be cancelled.
Even so, Ukrainian soccer powerhouse Shakhtar Donetsk uploaded a photo of the Ukrainian flag flying under the scorching sun on its official Twitter account, writing: "We will survive the storm!" （We will withstand it）！ "The local children have continued to play football as usual without fear of the world.
Shevchenko, a ukrainian generation star who played for AC Milan and Chelsea, also expressed his patriotism on social media, "Ukraine is my motherland, I have always been proud of my people and country." We have been through many difficult times, and over the past 30 years we have formed a nation — a sincere, hard-working nation and a freedom-loving people. ”
Once in politics, he threatened, "Today is a difficult time for all of us, but we must unite." If we can unite, we will be victorious, and may the glory go to Ukraine! ”
The Ukrainian Premier League has now completed 18 of its 30 rounds, with Miner Donetsk topping the table with 47 points with 15 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss, just two points ahead of second-place Dynamo Kiev, and the rest of the season is unknown. In addition, this year's Champions League final was originally scheduled to be played in St. Petersburg, Russia, in May this year, and now there may be an opportunity to change the venue of the final, the highest voice is wembley Stadium, the holy land of football in London, England. As for Ukraine's scheduled World Cup European Qualifier Play-off match against Scotland on March 24, it is not known whether the tournament will be held as scheduled.
