Mykola Tomenko: Sport community should not allow holding two Football Championships of Ukraine
"Unfortunately, in last year there has already been dangerous and harmful for Ukrainian sport precedent holding of two basketball championships. This fact had negative impact on the national team of Ukraine on basketball and damaged the Ukrainian basketball image in the whole. And sport society unfortunately has left this situation behind the attention", - M. Tomenko declared.
Vice-Speaker emphasized that today´s conflict between the owners of football clubs and discussions concerning the status of football professional league may lead not only to two championships in Ukraine but even more, may cross the realization of the "EURO-2012" project.
"One may only imagine the reaction of the football Europe on the situation when the country is not able to conduct national championship, what under such conditions can be thought about contest for the best European teams", - he emphasized.
M. Tomenko appealed to the sport community and leaders of the National Olympic Committee in order to interfere with this situation.