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The Confederation of Independent Football Associations (CONIFA) has been alerted to comments of the Sports Minister of Ukraine, Igor Zhdanov, regarding Karpatalya, winners of the 2018 Paddy Power World Football Cup.<\/p>\n

Minister Zhdanov posted on his\u00a0official Facebook page<\/a>: \u2018I call on the Security Service of Ukraine to respond appropriately to such a frank act of sporting separatism. It is necessary to interrogate the players of the team, as well as to analyze in detail the activities of the deputy organizer of the \u201cCarpathian\u201d for the purpose of encroachment on the territorial integrity of Ukraine and ties with terrorist and separatist groups.\u2019<\/p>\n

CONIFA has similarly been alerted to the\u00a0Football Federation of Ukraine\u2019s intention to undertake an investigation into Karpatalya\u2019s players. According to\u00a0a statement on the Federation\u2019s official website<\/a>, \u2018According to the results of this review, sanctions will be applied against these players, in particular \u2013 disqualification, after which players will not be able to claim to participate in amateur or professional tournaments held on the territory of Ukraine under the auspices of the FFU. We also urge the law enforcement agencies of Ukraine to pay attention to the fact of participation of the indicated players in competitions organized by CONIFA and to check their actions on the subject of propaganda of separatism and encroachment on the territorial integrity and inviolability of Ukraine.\u2019<\/span><\/p>\n

CONIFA wishes to stress that it is a politically-neutral, volunteer-run charity registered in Sweden. CONIFA takes no position on the political status of its member associations. CONIFA wishes to state that, to the best of its knowledge, the players, administrators and officials of the Karpatalya football team have never expressed any separatist sentiments or ambitions. The team has a long-standing, demonstrable history of publicly embracing the region\u2019s dual heritage; the team\u2019s flag and logo contain both flags, while the team wears Ukrainian and Hungarian colours on the pitch.<\/p>\n

CONIFA General Secretary Sascha D\u00fcerkop said: \u2018CONIFA is alarmed by calls to interrogate players from the\u00a0Karpatalya team. CONIFA also considers the FFU\u2019s proposal to de-register Karpatalya players to be draconian. We believe that everyone should be able to represent their identity via football. CONIFA stands with the players of Karpatalya and will monitor developments closely. We urge\u00a0<\/span>Minister Zhdanov and the FFU to reconsider their position.\u2019<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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