Sports Desk, AnyTV, New Delhi
Published by: swapnil shashank
Updated Thu, 24 Feb 2022 09:45 PM IST
Summary
Fedor Smolov, who plays for Russia’s national football team, has also reacted to the Ukraine-Russia dispute. He is the first Russian footballer to speak against Russia.
Ukraine’s Yaremchuk and Russia’s Smolov
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The UF has called an emergency meeting amid the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine. The final of the UEFA Champions League 2022 was to be held in Russia, which is now set to be shifted to another place. Even before this, reactions have started coming from the football world on this controversy. Many football stars have reacted to this.
UEFA has decided that the Champions League final will be moved out of St Petersburg after a meeting on Friday. Champions League organizers are furious after the attack on Ukraine. Wembley, West Ham and Tottenham are all desperate to bring the final back to England.
These three are at the forefront of the race to organize the finals. It remains to be seen what decision UEFA President Alexander Ceferin takes at the executive meeting on Friday.
Meanwhile, Ukraine and Benfica club forward Roman Yaremchuk also showed Ukraine’s emblem after scoring a Champions League goal against Ayaks. During this many players came to him and hugged him.
Apart from this, Fedor Smolov, who plays in Russia’s national football team, has also given his reaction to the Ukraine-Russia dispute. He is the first Russian footballer to speak against Russia. He has condemned the attack on Ukraine and opposed it on Instagram. He wrote in the caption – Yudh Ko Na (No to War).
Smolov has spoken out against Putin’s invasion of Ukraine pic.twitter.com/ugUjbvo58q
— FootballJOE (@FootballJOE) February 24, 2022
Apart from this, Bundesliga club FC Schalke has also decided to remove the logo of the Russian company from its jersey with immediate effect. On Schalke’s jersey was the logo of the Russian company Gazprom. At the same time, the manager of Ukrainian football club Shakhtar Donetsk, Roberto de Jerby, also spoke on social media.
Former Shakhtar coach Paulo Fonseca and current coach Roberto De Zerbi, who are both in Ukraine, share their experiences of the Russian invasion. pic.twitter.com/0ifX6jt6hV
— B/R Football (@brfootball) February 24, 2022
Official. Schalke 04 statement confirms they will immediately remove the logo of Russian state-owned energy giant Gazprom from its jerseys. Main sponsor will be removed with immediate effect. #Schalke pic.twitter.com/E78mF3uHGT
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) February 24, 2022
He wrote – We are not heroes, but we are definitely worried. When we woke up on Thursday morning, the sound of bomb blast was coming from everywhere. Me and my family are safe, but the atmosphere here is not quite right. We want to know what to do next? West Ham United and Ukraine winger Yarmolenko also posted on social media asking for prayers for his country.
Russia on Thursday launched an attack on neighboring Ukraine. There are reports of bombings in many cities, including the Ukrainian capital Kiev. being attacked with ballistic missiles. Putin has also openly threatened the US and NATO that they should not interfere, otherwise they will have to face the worst consequences in history. Ukraine has also claimed retaliation.