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Ukrainian soccer club Shakhtar starts peace-themed tour

Players of Shakhtar Donetsk enter the pitch ahead of a friendly charity soccer match against Olympiakos at Karaiskaki stadium in Piraeus, near Athens, on Saturday, April 9, 2022. Ukrainian soccer club Shakhtar Donetsk will play a series of charity games on a government-backed “Global Tour for Peace” that will raise money for the country’s military in the war against Russia. The tour starts Saturday against Greek league leader Olympiakos. (AP Photo/Yorgos Karahalis) Players of Shakhtar Donetsk warm up ahead of a friendly charity soccer match against Olympiakos at Karaiskaki stadium in Piraeus, near Athens, on Saturday, April 9, 2022. Ukrainian soccer club Shakhtar Donetsk will play a series of charity games on a government-backed “Global Tour for Peace” that will raise money for the country’s military in the war against Russia. The tour starts Saturday against Greek league leader Olympiakos. (AP Photo/Yorgos Karahalis) Players of Shakhtar Donetsk hold a Ukranian flag as they pose for a photo ahead of a friendly charity soccer match against Olympiakos at Karaiskaki stadium in Piraeus, near Athens, on Saturday, April 9, 2022. Ukrainian soccer club Shakhtar Donetsk will play a series of charity games on a government-backed “Global Tour for Peace” that will raise money for the country’s military in the war against Russia. The tour starts Saturday against Greek league leader Olympiakos. (AP Photo/Yorgos Karahalis) A Shakhtar Donetsk's player, center, struggles for the ball against two Olympiakos players during a friendly charity soccer match at Karaiskaki stadium in Piraeus, near Athens, on Saturday, April 9, 2022. Ukrainian soccer club Shakhtar Donetsk will play a series of charity games on a government-backed “Global Tour for Peace” that will raise money for the country’s military in the war against Russia. The tour starts Saturday against Greek league leader Olympiakos. (AP Photo/Yorgos Karahalis) Shakhtar Donetsk's Taras Stepanenko, center, wears a jersey with the name of town Hostomel during a friendly charity soccer match at Karaiskaki stadium in Piraeus, near Athens, on Saturday, April 9, 2022. Ukrainian soccer club Shakhtar Donetsk will play a series of charity games on a government-backed “Global Tour for Peace” that will raise money for the country’s military in the war against Russia. The tour starts Saturday against Greek league leader Olympiakos. (AP Photo/Yorgos Karahalis) A Shakhtar Donetsk player, left, tries to score against Olympiakos during a friendly charity soccer match at Karaiskaki stadium in Piraeus, near Athens, on Saturday, April 9, 2022. Ukrainian soccer club Shakhtar Donetsk will play a series of charity games on a government-backed “Global Tour for Peace” that will raise money for the country’s military in the war against Russia. The tour starts Saturday against Greek league leader Olympiakos. (AP Photo/Yorgos Karahalis) Shakhtar Donetsk's players compete against Olympiakos during a friendly charity soccer match at Karaiskaki stadium in Piraeus, near Athens, on Saturday, April 9, 2022. Ukrainian soccer club Shakhtar Donetsk will play a series of charity games on a government-backed “Global Tour for Peace” that will raise money for the country’s military in the war against Russia. The tour starts Saturday against Greek league leader Olympiakos. (AP Photo/Yorgos Karahalis) Shakhtar Donetsk's goalkeeper Oleksii Shevchenko, wearing a jersey with the name of Kharkiv town, competes against Olympiakos during a friendly charity soccer match at Karaiskaki stadium in Piraeus, near Athens, on Saturday, April 9, 2022. Ukrainian soccer club Shakhtar Donetsk will play a series of charity games on a government-backed “Global Tour for Peace” that will raise money for the country’s military in the war against Russia. The tour starts Saturday against Greek league leader Olympiakos. (AP Photo/Yorgos Karahalis) Players of Shakhtar Donetsk and Olympiakos along with Foreign Minister of Greece Nikos Dendias, left, and Ukraine's ambassador to Greece Sergii Shutenko pose for a photo ahead of a friendly charity soccer match at Karaiskaki stadium in Piraeus, near Athens, on Saturday, April 9, 2022. Ukrainian soccer club Shakhtar Donetsk will play a series of charity games on a government-backed “Global Tour for Peace” that will raise money for the country’s military in the war against Russia. The tour starts Saturday against Greek league leader Olympiakos. (AP Photo/Yorgos Karahalis) Players of Shakhtar Donetsk enter the pitch ahead of a friendly charity soccer match against Olympiakos at Karaiskaki stadium in Piraeus, near Athens, on Saturday, April 9, 2022. Ukrainian soccer club Shakhtar Donetsk will play a series of charity games on a government-backed “Global Tour for Peace” that will raise money for the country’s military in the war against Russia. The tour starts Saturday against Greek league leader Olympiakos. (AP Photo/Yorgos Karahalis)
Ukrainian soccer club Shakhtar starts peace-themed tour