Players of Dynamo Kiev stand before their national championship soccer match against Tavriya Simferopol as football fans display a Ukrainian Navy flag in Kiev March 16, 2014. REUTERS/Sergey Revera
MOSCOW, April 4 - Ukranian side Dynamo Kiev have refused an invitation from Spartak Moscow to play a friendly to officially open their new stadium, the 'Otkritiye' (Open) Arena in July.
"We have decided to go back on our agreement with Spartak because of the current political situation between Ukraine and Russia," the club said in a statement.
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