
Arsenal's Ukraine defender Oleksandr Zinchenko has organized a 'Game4Ukraine' charity match at Stamford Bridge on August 5 with retired legendary striker Andriy Shevchenko.
In an interview with the BBC, he said that the match was aimed at raising funds for the reconstruction of his country and to give a message to the world about the struggle his country is fighting.
Zinchenko also called on all Ukrainian soldiers not to give up and fight to the end for freedom.
" We are using football to represent our country in the best way. It is so important not only to raise funds to build a school, but to send a message to the rest of the world and to the Ukrainian people, standing there and fighting for their independence, to say, "You are not alone."
Some people are tired of this fight, but we cannot give up. We must fight for our freedom and independence. I couldn't imagine in 2023 this could happen - the country where you were born and raised, and one day another country comes and destroys everything. We must stand together and fight to the end.
I want when they grow up and ask what I did when this war happened in our homeland, I want to look my daughter in the eye and say 'Your mother and I tried to do our best,'" said the Arsenal defender .
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