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Shakhtar Donetsk executive, accused FIFA of not supporting Ukrainian football during the invasion of the country of Russia.
Serhiy Palkin said that the world government body had maintained its doors closed for us “and urged FIFA to create a background to help maintain a sport in the country.
National football in Ukraine has managed to continue after an initial pause of six months, but Palkin has now implored FIFA and UEFA to remain firm in their commitment to prohibit Russian teams from international competitions in the midst of the precarious political climate.
“From the beginning of the war, FIFA never supported Ukrainian football,” he said The guardian. 'They always had a slogan that we are a family, but it wasn't a family. They completely forgot about Ukrainian football.
'We need to establish some kind of background for Ukrainian football and the main donors should be FIFA. They should support us because we have a lot of destroyed infrastructure and a bad economic situation in the industry. It is difficult to survive in these conditions and it is strange that they completely ignore what is happening in Ukraine. For me, it is some kind of shame.
Their comments occur after a week of tense discussions among world leaders during the three -year conflict. Donald Trump described Volodymyr Zelensky a 'dictator' on Wednesday as the crack between the United States and Ukraine deepened.
Shakhtar's executive president Serhiy Palkin feels that FIFA has not offered enough support to Ukraine
Palkin urged FIFA and UEFA to stand firm in its commitment to prohibit Russia teams from international competition. In the photo: (President of FIFA, Gianni Infantino, together with Russian President Vladimir Putin in 2018)
National football in Ukraine has managed to continue after an initial six -month pause
In an abrasing attack that caused international outrage, the president of the United States warned the leader of Ukraine that “it moves better fast or will not have a country left.”
Palkin's latest comments are not the first time he has directed criticism for the best world football government agency. In 2022, he said that FIFA was betraying Ukraine by maintaining lucrative television contracts with Russian stations.
He has even directed his anger to the best European clubs, accusing Tottenham of taking advantage of the war to sign the Manor Solomon end in a free in 2023.
Russia celebrated the Male World Cup in 2018 and in May 2019, Vladimir Putin introduced the president of FIFA, Gianni Infantino, the order of friendship to recognize his “enormous contribution” to them organize the tournament.
FIFA prohibited Russia from playing in the 2022 World Cup in Qatar after the invasion and UEFA prohibited Russia from participating in Euro 2024.
Shakhtar sought 43 million FIFA damage in 2022 after he ruled that foreign players in Ukraine could suspend their contracts due to the invasion.
Palkin also claimed that FIFA has been reluctant to participate in a dialogue on the situation of Ukraine.
He added: 'The FIFA door is always closed for us. We tried to knock on this door in the last three years, but there were no answers at all. I contacted some people at a high level in football and also tried to communicate with FIFA, but I don't think we succeed. ''