This handout picture taken and released by Ukrainian presidential press service on November 11, 2016, shows the President Petro Poroshenko (L) welcoming the UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin during their meeting in Kyiv.
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Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko met UEFA President Aleksander Ceferin in Kyiv.
“Poroshenko invited Aleksander Ceferin to visit one of the cities of the Ukrainian Donbas as a goodwill ambassador,” the press service of the head of state reported.
The head of state said that holding this year’s Champions League final in Kyiv is an expression of confidence in Ukraine by the international community and will provide additional impetus for the development of football in Ukraine, especially children’s football.
Poroshenko said that the next goal for Ukraine is to host the UEFA Super Cup or the final of the Europa League.
The head of state noted the principled position of UEFA regarding the non-recognition of the change in the status of the Crimean peninsula. “The presence of the Champions League Cup during the celebration of the 60th anniversary of Tavriya Simferopol football club, revived on the mainland of Ukraine, was symbolic,” the press service said.
In turn, the UEFA president thanked the president of Ukraine for the high professional level of the preparation of the great football event.
“We made the right decision. Your support was permanent. We could contact you at any time. It’s much easier to organize such large-scale events when the authorities support them,” Ceferin said.
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