Former defender Dynamo Kiev Domagoi Vida made an official statement in connection with the noise that made the noise, in which he expresses emotions from the release of his national team in the semifinals of the World Cup greeting "Glory to Ukraine!".
"I'm sorry that some media representatives interpreted our message in the wrong way. This was clearly not a political slogan, but simply a gratitude for all the support from Ukraine, where we spent many years with Vukojevic.
Our intention was not to offend anyone. Throughout my career, I have had teammates from many countries, and I respect them all, and just like I have many friends in Ukraine, I have a lot of them in Russia. I sincerely hope that this message will not be perceived as anything but an expression of gratitude to our friends in Ukraine for their support - not in the match with Russia, but during the entire World Cup, "says the statement posted on the official website of the Croatian Football Union .