Wars change the course of history and football have not remained oblivious to it. Too many historical reviews make the king sport the protagonist of the great global war conflicts. It occurs in Ukraine and already happened in World War I and even in the Spanish Civil War. Sometimes, Footballers are forced to stop their career and take a flavor and others become victims of barbarism. AND That is exactly what happened Heorhiy Sudakov.
The personal drama of the 23 -year -old, currently in Benfica, shocked the world of football this weekend.
Ukraine, which seeks its classification for the 2026 World Cup, arrives at this window of matches with the illusion of returning to a World Cup after its last experience in Germany 2006. The Ukrainian team prepares for what comes after a 0-2 in its debut against France. This Tuesday will cross Baku against Azerbaijan. With players like Oleksandr Zinchenko y Mykhale Mudryk, Ukraine seeks to keep the hope of a new classification alive.
Total desolation
Sudakov, one of the pillars of that team, has been key in Sergiy Re -scheme, with his vision of play and ability to unbalance from the midfield. However, on the night of September 6, the focus was not on the grass, but in the devastation left by the Russian attack in its building.
Taking advantage of the fact that the Benfica footballer is concentrated with his selection during this international break to play the matches of the qualifiers for the United States World Cup, Canada and Mexico, his family had moved kyiv to spend a few days in his homeland. But they didn’t imagine what they would have to live.
“My wife, my daughter and my mother were at home at that time”, Sudakov revealed in a heartbreaking message on his social networks, accompanied by images that show the rubble and chaos in what used to be his home. The building, located in a residential neighborhood of Kyiv, suffered considerable damage, with collapsed walls and debris scattered throughout the halls. His family was saved thanks to anti -aircraft shelters.
“This was my house after tonight,” he published by attaching a photograph. His wife replied: “It was a terrible night. Thank God we are alive.” “The bad ones will say that military team is stored in my building,” Sudakov concluded.
According to Ukrainian media or his wife – starting almost nine months – neither her three -year -old daughter nor her mother were injured because they could hide in the basement.
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