In a statement it said: "UEFA then carefully considered the recently added slogan on the inside of the collar 'Glory to Heroes,' which was included in the new shirt sample submitted to UEFA which was subsequently validated in December 2020. UEFA says the two phrases taken together could be deemed to be a political statement or slogan, which are banned at UEFA and FIFA tournaments, having not been fully aware of their significance when it initially approved the shirt at the end of last year. The phrases gained popularity as a protest slogan during the 2014 events that saw former president and Russia ally Viktor Yanukovych ousted. As well as the map, the shirt contains the patriotic rallying cry - "Glory to Ukraine!" on the back of the shirt while "Glory to the heroes" is printed on the inside.
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