Wearing the names of heavily bombarded cities on its jerseys, Ukrainian football club Shakhtar Donetsk opened a series of charity games on a government-backed “Global Tour for Peace” with a 1-0 loss at Greek league leader Olympiakos. Shakhtar are also set to play Fenerbahce, Hajduk Split and Lechia Gdansk, with other opponents still to be confirmed.
Wearing the names of heavily bombarded cities on its jerseys, Ukrainian football club Shakhtar Donetsk opened a series of charity games on a government-backed “Global Tour for Peace” with a 1-0 loss at Greek league leader Olympiakos. Shakhtar are also set to play Fenerbahce, Hajduk Split and Lechia Gdansk, with other opponents still to be confirmed.