Soccer-Ukraine says will make 'political' slogans its official soccer symbol

FILE PHOTO: A slogan reads "Glory to the heroes!" on Ukraine's new national team shirt unveiled on June 6, ahead of the Euro 2020, is seen in a picture published June 6, 2021 on the Facebook page of the head of the Ukrainian football association. Courtesy Facebook@ Andrii Pavelko via REUTERS

KYIV (Reuters) - Ukraine's national football association will convene an emergency meeting of its executives to approve UEFA-banned slogans as the country's official soccer symbols, the head of the association said.

European soccer governing body UEFA told Ukraine on Thursday it could keep a map showing Crimea on its new national shirt despite objections from Russia but said it must remove the phrase "Glory to the heroes" due to military connotations.