Two soccer teams exiled from cities in war-battered eastern Ukraine play each other Sunday in the safer western part of the country with the league title at stake.
FILE - This shows a general view of the Arena Lviv stadium in Lviv, western Ukraine, on Feb. 16, 2015. Two soccer teams exiled from cities in war-battered eastern Ukraine play each other Sunday, May 28, 2023 in the safer western part of the country with the league title at stake. –
Still, the soccer season continues with the blessing of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in a bid to help keep some normalcy in daily life. League officials had weighed starting the league season in Poland or Turkey but decided it was their “moral obligation” to stay in Ukraine. They relied on financial help from their fellow members of the 29-nation European Leagues group.
Fans around Europe also got used to seeing Ukrainian soccer teams in international competitions while Russian teams remain suspended by FIFA and UEFA. “A lot of teams are suffering a lot,” Dykyi said. “A lot of businesses of the club owners were destroyed.”in Mariupol that one year ago was a powerful symbol of resistance in the city devastated by Russian attacks.
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