Russia complain to UEFA over Ukraine kit with Crimea on

Practice makes perfect: Russia goalkeeper Matvei Safonov catches the ball during a training session in Moscow. — AFP

MOSCOW: Russia said they had complained to European football governing body UEFA over Ukraine's new national team shirt which is emblazoned with a map including Crimea and words from a military slogan.

Russia considers the peninsula part of its territory and annexed it in 2014, but Crimea remains internationally recognised as part of Ukraine.