PARIS (Reuters) - Former Ukraine and AC Milan striker Andriy Shevchenko is raising money through a charity soccer match at London's Stamford Bridge to help his war-ravaged country.
The gameon Aug. 5 will involve current players and"legends of Arsenal, Chelsea, AC Milan", Shevchenko told Reuters on Wednesday after visiting a school in Chernihiv that was partially destroyed by Russian bombs in March last year.
The funds raised through the Ukraine government's United24 platform will be used to rebuild the school with the cost estimated at $1.7 million. Shevchenko has been joined in the project by fellow Ukrainian and current Arsenal player Oleksandr Zinchenko. "It's a very important school because it's the only one in the region that can give education to the children," Shevchenko said."Today we heard a lot of stories coming from children, telling how Russian forces come to the houses with guns and scaring the children. About parents disappearing and some of them never coming back.
"The most important mission is to take the war out of the minds of children," said the 46-year-old Shevchenko, who ended his playing career in 2012 after wearing the shirts of Dynamo Kyiv, AC Milan and Chelsea."I hadn't been here for a while and as soon as I passed the border I felt at home. Even with all these scary things, this is my land," the softly-spoken Arsenal wing back said."Kids in Europe they don't know what sirens are. It's the scariest of things.
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