Users on social networks promised to discard Joma jerseys and other team equipment. The UAF turned to the Spanish company for clarification after the presentation of t-shirts with “symbols of the Gulf of Finland and Lake Ladoga”.
Russian football club “Zenith” St. Petersburg presented a new set of jerseys manufactured by the Spanish company Joma, which, among other things, supplies jerseys for the Ukrainian national team. News about the contract with the Spaniards published on the “Zenith” website.
The Blue-White-Blues will be on the field with the new Joma jersey starting from March 4 and will spend the rest of the 2022/2023 season with it.
The design is said to reflect the characteristics of the city. On the front of the tee is a fragment of the city map with the winding outlines of the Neva and other waterways. The waves in the arms are the symbol of the Gulf of Finland and Lake Ladoga.
Petersburg – the city of naval splendor <…> The famous rivers and canals on the shores of which it was built create a unique and recognizable image all over the world.
The reaction of Joma’s Ukraine office
While there has been no official statement from the Spanish office yet, Joma’s Ukrainian representation made a statement after the new version of Zenit became known.
The Ukrainians said, “We are as surprised and angry as you are at the news that Joma will become the technical sponsor of one of the Russian clubs. Our company is 100% Ukrainian and is a company of real Ukrainian patriots.” applied to the head office with a request comment.
UAF interpretation
The Ukrainian Football Federation also returned to Joma with a request. UAF representatives hope to receive an answer in the near future to the question of how the Joma logo appears on the new uniform of the Russian team and whether the company’s head office has anything to do with the presentation.
Previously, due to the fact that the Spanish company did not have a clear position on the exit from the Russian market, the leadership of Lviv “Karpaty” changed the supplier of sports jerseys for all club teams.
fan comments
Angry comments were made after the presentation of the “Zenith” form on Twitter Joma. Spanish sportswear manufacturers were referred to as “fascist collaborators” and promised to ensure that no one buys their clothes.
On the Joma Facebook page, fans promised to burn the national team’s jersey and other equipment.
Previously Focus Fans in Iran, St. Petersburg reported that in the match with “Zenith” they opened the flag of Ukraine. It was the first match in the history of “blue-white-blue” on Iranian soil. Zenit, like other Russian teams, did not participate in European competitions after the Russian Armed Forces invaded Ukraine and therefore had to look for training partners in the Middle East.
Recall that Just Fontaine, the legend of French football and the record holder for goals scored in a World Cup, died at the age of 89.
Source: Focus
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