Ukraine threatened to be banned by football governing body FIFA

Ukrainian Football Association (UAF) was warned by FIFA and UEFA on Monday that y could face an international suspension. A meeting was organised to replace current UAF President Andriy Pavelko with 46-year-old Andriy Shevchenko, regarded as greatest-ever player of football. Pavelko is kwn to have scored 48 goals in 111 international games and has played for AC Milan and Chelsea among or prestigious matches.

On December 19, UAF Vice-President Oleg Protasov said in a Facebook post that FIFA has me a threat of suspending Ukraine from football if country did t comply with  suggested changes. After FIFA's threats of suspension, Ukraine w plans to summon an Extraordinary Committee meeting to discuss replacement of Pavelko. latter has been accused of allegedly misusing international aid funds and or corrupt practices. "Today I received new information, it turns out that Ministry of Justice will be involved before authorities fully intervene in football affairs,"  UAF Vice-President Oleg Protasov said on Facebook.

"FIFA and UEFA, in a letter dressed to vice-presidents of UAF, remind that Ukrainian Association should man its affairs without influence of third parties. Any violation of this obligation may le to suspension of membership of UAF in FIFA and UEFA in accordance with Art. 16 of FIFA Statute and Art. 9 of UEFA Statute," Protasov furrmore ded.

Ukrainian official ted, that previously all members of [UFA] Executive Committee were sent an action plan regarding convening and holding of a virtual Executive Committee regarding distrust and removal of leership of Ukrainian Association. He continued, "and before that, six hes of regional football associations wrote protocols on convening UAF Congress in offices of hes of regional military ministrations and under watchful eye of SBU."

Ukraine President's mess for FIFA released

Foreign Ministry of Ukraine earlier yesterday also released video of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy that FIFA refused to play during finals match. In  video, Ukraine's embattled leer anunced a Global Peace Formula Summit, an initiative to "unite all nations of world" and called for world to continue supporting Ukraine against  invasion by Russia and fight for peace.

"I congratulate whole planet on World Cup final," Zelenskyy said in recording that he h requested to be played during FIFA football World Cup. "Today we'll witness a common victory - celebration of human spirit. This World Cup proved time and again that different countries and nationalities can decide who is strongest in fair play, but t in playing with fire," he furrmore ted. "On green playing field and t on red battlefield. This is dream of so many people," said Zelenskyy. 

"When players compete making everybody enjoy peace. Every far would like to take his son to a football match, all over world, and every mor would like her son to be back from war. Whenever it is, Ukraine strives for peace more than anything else," President of war-torn Ukraine, furrmore stressed. FIFA turned down  request by Zelenskyy to show video during final as organization ted that political gestures are banned at  tournament. It h also banned OneLove LGBTQ+ rights armband saying it was a breach of  rule.