Andriy Shevchenko was included in the Hall of Fame of Italian football: the reaction of the Ukrainian legend

The President of UAF received a special award from the Italian Football Federation.

The former forward of “Milan” and the current president of the Ukrainian Football Association Andrii Shevchenko included in the Hall of Fame of Italian football.

This was reported by the official website of the Italian Football Federation.

Shevchenko was nominated in the “Foreign footballers” category and received his award at a solemn ceremony in Koverčano.

At the ceremony, the 48-year-old Ukrainian read his letter in which he thanked Italy and Milan.

“This is a letter from a Ukrainian child who dreamed of coming to you. I saw you and your champions on TV: Maldini, Baresi, Maradona, Platini, Van Basten, Baggio and Vialli. I froze as if in front of a work of art. I saw stadiums full people and passions.You were almost a religion on my first trip to…