
'The Great Rejection'. He is the one opposed by FIFA to Volodymyr Zelensky, president of Ukraine at war with Russia, who, before the World Cup final in Qatar, between Argentina and France, had recorded a video message, which FIFA decided not to broadcast. before the superchallenge in "Lusail".
"We offer the world a formula for peace, because there are no champions in the war, there can be no draw either," says Zelensky. - Today we will see a common victory, the celebration of the human spirit. The World Cup shows that different countries and nationalities can decide who is the strongest with fair play, but not by playing with fire on the pitch. "Football announces the winner on a field with green grass, not on a battlefield red with blood."
This is how Andriy Yermak, head of the cabinet of the Ukrainian president, commented on the refusal to show this speech (before the World Cup final): "FIFA should not be afraid to support peace." A "no", to which Zelensky responded by posting the video message on Instagram:
"Every father in the world would like to take his children to the stadium to watch a game and every mother would like to see their children come back from war. Ukraine wants peace more than anything else in world. Stadiums remain empty without matches, cities remain empty after wars. Therefore war must end and peace must win.
A World Cup, not a world war. It's possible! I invite you to support Ukraine to restore peace, to participate in the Global Peace Formula Summit. Let's watch the World Cup final together and the end of the war in Ukraine"