Ukrainian Football Federation (UAF) President Andriy Pavelko was dismissed by the decision of the Kiev Pechersky District Court. DEA News With reference to the Ukrainian edition of Vesti.
On February 16, the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) conducted searches in the UAF office. Pavelko is a defendant in a corruption-related criminal case. His lawyers objected to the court’s decision.
The UAF announced that Pavelko will continue to head the organization until the court decision takes effect.
At the end of November 2022, the head of the federation was arrested for embezzling funds used to organize the production of artificial turf for football fields. The UAF bailed him out for $260,000.
Pavelko has repeatedly demanded that Russian national teams and Russian clubs not be excluded from international competitions, and also opposed the admission of Russian and Belarusian athletes to the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.
Emil Aliyev, former President of the Russian Futsal Federation (AMFR), member of the board of the Russian Football Union (RFU) reacted On the decision of the Union of European Football Federations (UEFA) to fine the Ukrainian Futsal Federation for the behavior of fans of the Ukrainian national team during the semi-finals of the European Championship 2022 with the Russians.
Source: Gazeta
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