Ukrainian fans spoke with Ruslan Rotan, Yevgeny Cheberk and Bogdan Ladnev as part of the Star Guest project

06.10.2019 21:07

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On October 6, in the Lavina Mall shopping and entertainment center in Kyiv, the Star Guest project arranged the fourth meeting of Ukrainian fans with their football idols.

Today, the star was visited by the star ex-midfielder of the national team of Ukraine, and now - the head coach of the youth national team Ruslan Rotan. Together with him, the event was attended by the captain of the "youth" Eugene Cheberko and her midfielder, "Ukrainian David Beckham" Bohdan Lednev.

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The event was organized by the Ukrainian Football Association and Lavina Mall. About 200 fans gathered to meet their idols. According to a good tradition, at the beginning and end of the event Ruslan Rotan, Yevhen Cheberko and Bohdan Lednev held an autograph session and gave fans the opportunity to take photos with them.

First, the question of the host of the event "Star Guest" Mykola Vasylkov about the national team of Ukraine was answered by children with disabilities, who received as a gift three soccer balls from the company "Intersport" and prizes from the Ukrainian Football Association.

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After that, the fans had the opportunity to ask their questions to the stars. In particular, they learned that Ruslan Rotan dreamed of playing against Lionel Messi and the national team of Argentina, never wanted to end football prematurely, and his mascot in life is family. The most important matches in his football career, the leader of the Ukrainian youth team considers the final of the Europa League 2015 "Dnipro" - "Sevilla" (2: 3) and the match between the teams of Ukraine and England in Dnepropetrovsk in 2009 (1: 0).

Eugene Cheberko said that as a child he dreamed of being an astronaut and never missed training. And Bohdan Lednev, in addition to football, is very fond of table tennis and billiards, sees himself in the future in the T-shirt of the national team of Ukraine and after each lesson for 30 minutes to practice compliance with standards. 

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At the end of this part of the event, three young football fans, who asked the stars the most interesting questions, received balls with the autographs of their idols.

The last point of the "Star Guest" event was the drawing of two pairs of tickets for the most anticipated football match of the year - Ukraine - Portugal! They were won by football fans who gave the correct answers to questions about the national team of Ukraine and the Lavina Mall.

In addition, the interest of today's event was the acquaintance with KONAMI's eFootball PES2020. This is the discipline in which UEFA will host the first European Cyber ​​Football Championship in 2020. The Ukrainian Football Association has decided to take part in this tournament and create the first Ukrainian national cyber football team.

Every Ukrainian over the age of 16 can become a member of this team registered on the UAF website and will undergo the appropriate stages of national selection. Employees of the Ukrainian Football Association said at the event that a total of two players should be selected for the national team, who will defend the honor of our country at the European Championship.

The two preliminary stages of selection will take place online on November 5-6 and 12-13. Based on their results, eight contenders for two places in the national team will be determined. Finally, on November 30, the final selection stage will take place in the Football House, which will name the two future players of the Ukrainian cyber football team. 

It will be recalled that "Star Guest" is an event in which fans have an exclusive opportunity to get closer to their favorite players. During the meetings, all guests of Lavina Mall can have a great time in a sports atmosphere with football stars!