The head coach of the Ukrainian national team, Serhii Rebrov, spoke about why he decided to return to work in Ukraine.
Sergei Rebrov. Photo: gettyimages.com"I have known Andrii Yermak for a long time, even before he became an assistant to the President of Ukraine. He is a very decent person, we communicate quite often. He was the initiator of my returning to Ukraine and working with the national team. It was before the full-scale Russian invasion. I am very grateful to Andriy and the people who helped me return to Ukraine.
I also came to Ukraine several times when I was still working in the UAE and talked to our President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. I was very surprised that the President of Ukraine talked to me about football for at least 40 minutes.
After the conversation, I couldn't believe it - when the President has so many things to do, tasks for the state, but he manages to do everything - he follows and tries to develop our football. It's hard to do now, but the fact that he is interested is very important for football. I am personally very grateful to them for what they do for all of us," Rebrov said in an interview with the Bombardier YouTube channel.
