THE Alexander Cheferin was called to answer for what is happening in Ukraine after invasion of Russian troops and wanted to compare the current situation with what he experienced when NATO bombed her Yugoslavia.
At the same time, he argued that sanctions in Russia are necessary, although Vladimir Putin not interested in football…
“I grew up with the war and it was a lot like today: a war between brothers. These less fortunate, never politicians suffer. Nobody did anything in Yugoslavia, it was terrible. Fortunately for us Slovenes the war lasted only 10 days.
I never had to shoot, but when I was 23 I was in the garden with my family. A man came and said, “The war has begun, you must come with me, Alexander.” “He told me and he recruited me,” he said initially.
“We imposed sports sanctions (in Russia) and donated more than 1 million euros to children and refugees in Ukraine. We are not influenced by politicians, but politics is a part of life and we can influence it, because we have the support of many people.
I persuade governments to invest in infrastructure. Some heads of state are interested in football, others less so. Emmanuel Macron and Recep Tayyip Erdogan are fans, as is Angela Merkel. I do not think Putin is a fan of football, he prefers other sports. “Sanctions are necessary: ​​it is not a political, but a humanitarian crisis.”
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