A star master class for young players of the Kyiv housing estate Troieschyna took place on the new site

07.10.2021 16:00

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In Kiev on the football field on the street. Zakrevskoho, 35a, a football master class for children was held with the participation of Vladislav Vashchuk, a well-known football player and captain of the Ukrainian national team among veterans.

This is the capital's playground in the summer became a place of pride for children who, before playing football, following the example of the players of the national team, which at that time played at Euro 2020, performed the National Anthem of Ukraine. The video with the little patriots captured national social networks, and on August 24, Andriy Pavelko, president of the Ukrainian Football Association and a member of the UEFA Executive Committee, opened a new football field with artificial turf of the best European quality on the site of the old venue.

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A football master class organized by the UAF gathered 18 children on a recently built playground in Troyeschina, who had the opportunity to train with the former star player of Kyiv's Dynamo and the national team of Ukraine.

At the joint initiative of the UAF and the Desniansky District State Administration in Kyiv, a section is planned to be opened in this location so that children can take their first steps in football and play their favorite game regularly.

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According to the first vice-president of UAF Vadym Kostyuchenko, this and other similar new grounds have all the conditions to become a kind of indoor football centers in Kyiv and other cities of Ukraine. "The fact that the football infrastructure of our capital and the state in general is developing is very important for the education of young football talents. All outstanding players started their acquaintance with football from such backyards, so it is important to create conditions for the first acquaintance with football for thousands of children to be comfortable and safe. In the future, we plan to hold indoor soccer championships on such venues, "said Vadym Kostyuchenko.

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