This sum should allow “to respond to the needs that have been identified as the most urgent,” said FIFA, which had already sent emergency material to Ukraine through its foundation.
“The FIFA Foundation is ready to provide a part of the necessary help by working in concert with the football communities in Ukraine and in the region,” said FIFA president Gianni Infantino, quoted in the statement.
Since the beginning of the conflict, on February 24, the world of football has multiplied initiatives to support the Ukrainian people.
As a result of the attack, FIFA sanctioned Russia, depriving it of playing the qualifying playoff for the World Cup in Qatar.
Another of the measures taken by the organization has been to allow Ukrainian players and foreigners who play in the Ukrainian and Russian championships to be able to sign for another club without waiting for the opening of the next summer ‘mercato’.
The entrance FIFA unlocks a million dollars to help Ukrainians was first published in diary TODAY.
