Dortmund (dpa) – Borussia Dortmund is playing a benefit game in favor of Ukraine, which has been affected by the Russian war of aggression.
As announced by the Bundesliga soccer club, coach Marco Rose’s team will play against the Ukrainian top club Dynamo Kyiv on April 26 at Signal Iduna Park. “Football is the most beautiful thing in the world. But there are things that are so much more important. Peace, health, home, education. In the middle of Europe, all of this is no longer a matter of course. And that hurts a lot. We stand by the Ukrainians,” said Managing Director Hans-Joachim Watzke.
According to BVB, the net proceeds of the game, which takes place just three days after the Bundesliga top game of the current second-placed team at leaders FC Bayern Munich, will benefit an organization “that we are currently selecting carefully and that ensures that Ukrainians in need are helped immediately”. . “We welcome every single football fan, no matter what color they wear, and every single person who buys a ticket to help the Ukrainians who have been hit so hard by the war,” commented coach Rose.
Dortmund have invited the team and the coaching and support staff of the Ukrainian club to Dortmund. BVB wants to inform about the kick-off time after consultation with UEFA. “Every single euro will benefit Ukraine, will benefit the people there. We want to set a great example in the hope that we’ll turn it into a nice event and do our part to help the world in one place or another gets a little better again,” said future sports director Sebastian Kehl on the evening before the game at VfB Stuttgart on the DAZN streaming service.