Shakhtar Director of Football Darijo Srna in an interview with ProFootball Digital spoke about the controversy surrounding the invitation of Croatian coach Igor Jovićević to the Donetsk team
Shakhtar CEO Sergei Palkin in an interview with Mirror Football accused FIFA of not supporting the club when they were forcibly moved out of their home city of Donetsk
Shakhtar’s CEO Sergei Palkin speaking to The Athletic criticized FIFA’s decision to allows foreign players to unilaterally suspend their contracts with Ukrainain clubs
The dispute rests on a FIFA ruling announced on June 21 that stated foreign players and coaches have the right to suspend their employment contracts with Ukrainian clubs