Footballer Vida apologized to the Russians for 'Glory to Ukraine!'
Croatia national team defender Domagoj Vida apologized for his words “Glory to Ukraine!” on the Rossiya 24 TV channel immediately after the semi-final match of the 2018 World Cup (the Croatian team won against the English team).
“I know that I made a mistake, and I want to apologize once again to the Russian people,” the publication quotes player Vida as saying.Currently,". - Sorry, this is life. You need to learn from your mistakes."
On July 7, the Croatian national team won the 1 / 4 finals of the World Cup, beating the Russian team with the 4: 3 score in the penalty shootout. After the victory of Croatia, the players of the Croatian national team published a video recording of national team defender Domagoj Vida saying: “Glory to Ukraine.”
The FIFA Disciplinary Committee issued a formal warning to Vida, and the player himself later said that his statements were not political, but merely a joke intended for his colleagues in the Ukrainian club.
The day before, in Moscow on Triumfalnaya Square, Croatian fans unfurled a huge canvas in the colors of the national flag with the words “Thank you, Russia!” They stated that their action was not related to Vida's statements.
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