A working meeting took place at the House of Football with the participation of the President of the Ukrainian Association of Football, UEFA Executive Committee member Andriy Pavelko and First Vice-Presidents of the UAF Oleksiy Mykhaylichenko, Anatoliy Demianenko, Alan Plyevo, and Vadym Kostyuchenko.

The meeting participants discussed, among other things, the issue of reviewing by the European Court of Human Rights the UAF lawsuit for compensation to Ukrainian football for losses inflicted by Russian occupiers.

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Also, the leaders of the UAF discussed various aspects of preparing a joint bid by Ukraine, Spain and Portugal for hosting the final stage of the 2030 World Cup and cooperation among the three national associations within this project.

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“After successfully isolating Russian teams on the international arena, which we achieved together with UEFA and FIFA this spring, we are moving towards our next goal — compensation for losses inflicted upon our football by the Russian aggressor. We believe in the success of our lawsuit to the ECHR!” — Andriy Pavelko noted after the meeting.

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Another important issue today, according to the President of the UAF, is preparing a joint bid with Spain and Portugal for hosting the 2030 World Cup. “We continue active cooperation in this direction with our Spanish and Portuguese colleagues,” — Andriy Pavelko noted.