The war in Ukraine after Russia’s invasion of Ukrainian territory continues to have a response in the world of sports, that tries to find a peaceful solution to the conflict through actions and gestures such as the one that could be seen this weekend during the Handball Bundesliga match between THW Kiel and Füchse Berlin.
Kiel, one of the great powers of the German league, wore the peace logo on its white shirt in the place where its sponsor should appear. For its part, Füchse Berlin went one step further and played the match wearing a kit in the colors of the Ukrainian flag with a blue shirt and yellow shorts. A garment that also allowed them to achieve a historic victory in Kiel by 27-31.
At the presentation of the Bob Hanning garmentgeneral manager of the team, thus stated the reason for this kit. “It is important for us to show these colors. War is not an alternative to dialogue. It hurts me to see the suffering of others. And the Füchse Berlin represents values that are incompatible with what is happening in Ukraine.”
In the kit you could also see a dove of peace on the front of the shirt and a peace logo below the number and also on the pants. In addition, the t-shirts will be auctioned and the proceeds will go entirely to the NGO Rote Nase Deutschland (Red Noses), a solidarity organization whose clowns strive to make refugee children in Ukraine smile. to try to evade them from the nightmare they have lived in recent weeks fleeing from the war.
In fact, the president of the Füchse Berlin, Frank Steffel, harshly charged against Vladimir Putin and the attacks carried out on the Ukrainian civilian population. “The raid and targeted attacks on the civilian population by Russian leader Vladimir Putin have left us stunned. Many members of the ‘foxes’ (nickname by which the Füchse is affectionately known) are helping in many different places. That is why we appeal to Vladimir Putin to end this terrible war immediately.” For now, Füchse has already scored an important goal against the war with a solidarity kit that will be transformed into smiles and hope for the refugee children of Ukraine.