The Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) indicated on its official website that the defender of the Austrian football club LASK and the Ukrainian national team Maxim Taloverov was allegedly born in Russia .
This can be seen on the Euro 2024 participants page, namely as part of the Ukrainian team in the player’s profile.
UEFA indicated Taloverov as a native of Russia
The 24-year-old football player himself was born in Donetsk in 2000.
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Besides Taloverov, the only football player whose place of birth is Russia is the captain of the Ukrainian national team Andrey Yarmolenko,who was born in St. Petersburg.
Screenshot: UEFA website
Note that this may just be a mistake, but it is extremely unpleasant. In addition to Taloverov, Anatoly Trubin and Efim Konoplya, were also born in Donetsk, but Ukraine is listed as the country of birth. Also, Mykola Matvienko, a native of Saki (Autonomous Republic of Crimea), also lists Ukraine.
Social media users were outraged by the error on the UEFA website. This was also written about on the United24 platform, tagging the organization's official account.
— UEFA lists the country of birth of Ukrainian footballer Maksim Taloverov as Russia. Taloverov was born in Donetsk, Ukraine.
Recall that at Euro 2024, the Ukrainian national team took fourth place in the group with four points and finished their participation in the tournament. In their last match, they played a draw with the Belgian team.
