Controversy has arisen over Ukraine and North Macedonia jerseys for Euro football which begins on Friday.
The Ukrainian jersey features a map, including the Crimean peninsula annexed by Russia and the breakaway regions of Donetsk and Luhansk.
North Macedonia has designed a new jersey especially for the Euro, but decided to return to the “former“jersey with which the country had qualified after the reactions of the supporters.
Ukrainian players will wear yellow or blue jerseys with small dots representing the contours of Ukraine, including areas that Russia considers part of its territory. The presentation of the jersey on social networks provoked many reactions on the Russian side. One member of Parliament called him “political provocationUkrainian war cries are also visible on the jersey.
North Macedonia, which will play its first major tournament as an independent country, had a new jersey designed at the request of the players. The burgundy tunic with the drawing of a lynx did not, however, pass to the supporters. The North Macedonian football federation then asked UEFA to be able to play with its old shirt: red with yellow stripes.
North Macedonia and Ukraine will both play in Group C at the Euro with the Netherlands and Austria.
