Former Ukraine defender Artem Fedetskyi has responded to UEFA President Aleksander Čeferin's statement that Ukraine and Israel's entry into Euro 2024 could create problems. The head of European football is concerned that the Ukrainian national team could make it to the finals of the European Championship amid the war in the country.
Artem Fedetskyi. Photo: volynnews.com"It's very strange to hear such statements from Cheferin, as Slovenia also went through a war in its time. Or Croatia, as Dario Srna said. It is interesting that before the match against Italy in the qualification for Euro 2024, similar statements were already heard from Čeferin. That is, it is impossible to imagine Euro 2024 without Italy, and Ukraine is not needed there, is that what he said?
Instead of doing everything possible to support Ukraine in such a difficult time, both our military and the people of Ukraine, who can be distracted from these events thanks to football, we hear this. To be honest, I am speechless. It can't be like this! From his words, it appears that he supported Russia's military invasion. He sounded like an impotent man, forgive me for saying so. The players of the Ukrainian national team also read this, they see everything. The president of UEFA has no right to voice such theses at the general discretion. It's just nonsense," Fedetsky said.
