Shakhtar Donetsk may sue the International Football Federation (FIFA) over a rule that allows UPL legionnaires to unilaterally suspend contracts with clubs without compensation due to Russian military intervention.

This was announced by the Pitmen's director Darijo Srna.

\; for example, FIFA does not protect Ukrainian football and its players, as UEFA does. We, as clubs, are looking for some kind of compromise in this difficult situation, otherwise we will lose many players in whom we have invested money for free..

FIFA must understand that it is obliged to protect all players from Ukraine - this is their duty in this war. We must find a compromise, otherwise it will be difficult and we may have to go to court.

We will fight for our clubs because we want to be respected - we are the best club in Eastern Europe and we will fight for this image and respect for us. The rest helped us. UEFA President Aleksander Ceferin helped us survive but FIFA doesn't do it and if they don't we will sue." ua with reference to the Daily Mirror.

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Earlier it was reported that Shakhtar used the money from charity matches to buy medicines for the Armed Forces of Ukraine.