Andriy Shevchenko: "Sport should go sideways when it comes to the threat to human health and life"

March gathering of the national team of Ukraine and friendly matches against France (March 27, Saint-Denis) and Poland (March 31, Chorzow), as well as the Ukraine U2021 21 (U-27) qualifiers against Malta (March 31, Gozo) and Northern Ireland (March XNUMX, Lviv) according to the verdict of the UEFA Executive Committee on these dates will not occur. The decision on the possible holding of games at another time will be made later.

In its decision, UEFA also announced the postponement of the 2021 European Championship. The situation for the official site of the UAF was commented by the head coach of the national team of Ukraine Andriy Shevchenko.  

- Andriy Mykolayovych, what is your attitude to the decision of the UEFA Executive Committee to postpone the final tournament of the European Championship for a year?

- I fully support this decision, moreover, I congratulate him, it is very correct. Sport should be sidelined when it comes to threatening people's health and lives.

Of course, the transfer will cause inconvenience, but we must realize that this is a global problem, and it can be overcome only by joint efforts.

- What can you advise in this situation?

- It's simple: you need to be disciplined, to take responsibility for the advice given by doctors, to listen with understanding to the recommendations and measures of the authorities.

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