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Ukraine’s campaign at Euro 2024 will be accompanied by a stark reminder of the destruction inflicted on the country’s football scene after their football association was given permission to display part of a destroyed stadium, used during Euro 2012, in German cities.
Sonyachny Stadium in Kharkiv was deployed as a training base for the Netherlands 12 years ago and hosted the 2019-20 Ukraine women’s cup final. It has also served as a facility for the men’s national team. But Kharkiv has been under attack since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine and in May 2022 the venue was rendered unusable by heavy shelling.
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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/football/article/2024/jun/16/ukraine-campaign-reminder-destruction-inflicted-on-country-euro-2024
Author : Nick Ames in Munich
Publish date : 2024-06-16 19:30:47
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