Milan-Shevchenko alongside Ukraine: Champions 2003 jersey at 200,000 euros

Milan took the field to support Ukraine and did it together with Sheva. The former Rossoneri striker, the club’s flag, was today at Milan home to welcome the fans who bought his special shirt, inspired by the one worn almost twenty years ago during the Champions League final won in Manchester against Juve. The memory is clear: Shevchenko looks at the referee, takes a run-up and puts Buffon on. Milan European Champion. Today, however, little has been said about football, because the special edition of the shirt was enriched with the words “AC Milan for Peace”, the symbol of peace and the colors of Ukraine.

PROJECTS

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The fans welcomed the initiative with great enthusiasm, so much so that the jerseys made available were snapped up in a few days. This allowed the Milan Foundation to raise over 200,000 euros for a series of projects aimed at helping Ukraine, which is still at war with Russia after the invasion at the end of February. Sheva also, after signing the t-shirts for the fans, announced that Fondazione Milan will undertake to contribute to the reconstruction of the Central City Stadium in Irpin, a city in the Kiev oblast marked by the bombings. Sheva himself visited the city about a month ago. These are his words to the Rossoneri official channels: “About 80% of the houses are no longer there – he said -. The mayor showed us the destroyed hospital, the houses razed to the ground and finally the stadium. played there several times with Dynamo Kiev. The stadium, the changing rooms, the stands. All destroyed, and the pitch is full of holes due to the explosions. In spite of everything, however, the children were playing, so I asked what I could do for the city. The mayor suggested that I rebuild the stadium and give the children a chance to start playing sport again. What we are doing with the Milan Foundation is rebuilding the stadium “.

FOR UKRAINE

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Sheva thanked her old club for the help given to her country: “And I also thank the fans. The Champions won at Old Trafford remains one of the best memories of my career. I am happy that the fundraiser went well. We have carried out a nice project with the Municipality of Milan, it is helping many refugees ”. In fact, the Milan Foundation, in synergy with the Municipality and Shevchenko, supported the creation of a telephone listening and guidance service in Ukrainian to encourage the integration of families in Milan, who fled the war in recent months. The switchboard is active from Monday to Friday from 9 to 18. Paolo Scaroni, president of Milan, stated that “constant attention to major social issues and support for various emergency situations have always been part of our Club’s DNA” Scaroni continued: “As a social institution, Milan feel the responsibility to contribute through concrete actions to promote positive change in society. We are proud to be at the side of a legend like Shevchenko in supporting those who need it most and the new project in Irpin, as well as his welcome visit today, testify to the desire to continue together ”.