Shevchenko turns to politics after football

  • 12 years ago
Ukrainian footballer Andriy Shevchenko has announced that he is leaving football for politics.

The 35-year-old striker will join the pro-business Ukraine Forward! party in his native country.

Its leader Nataliya Korolevska has broken away from the opposition grouping of jailed ex-prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko.

The party is hoping to win its first seats in
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