Newcastle United look to complete the season-long loan deal for Argentine striker, Facundo ‘Chucky’ Ferreyra from Shakhtar Donetsk. A fee of £1.6 million has been agreed which could result in a permanent […]
GROUP A – Tuesday 17th September 2013 REAL SOCIEDAD 0-2 SHAKHTAR DONETSK La Liga side Real Sociedad were surprised 2-0 tonight by Ukrainian giants Shakhtar Donetsk at Anoeta despite being […]
After a 4-0 win over Moldova, England couldn’t follow that up with another win against much more competitive opposition in Ukraine, and were held to a 0-0 draw. UKRAINE 0-0 […]
On 26 July, when asked about Shakhtar’s possible future transfers until the transfer window closure, Mircea Lucescu said that ‘Most likely, we won’t sign anyone. We will stick to the […]
Shakhtar Donetsk continued their title defense with another victory to bring their record to three wins out of three. Douglas Costa’s 72nd minute strike was enough for the Hornyaki to […]
Dnirpo continued their impressive start with a 2-0 away victory over Illichivets Mariupol on Friday night. Last year’s 4th place finishers defeated Arsenal 3-0 in their opener last week, and […]
Shakhtar left off right where they started, picking up three points as they begin their title defense, while Dynamo dropped points at home and already fall behind their great rivals. […]
It has been a tumultuous summer for Ukrainian football, and not for the right reasons. The headlines were dominated by numerous off-the-field problems that plagued the league. Last season it […]
Redefining the meaning of improvement Before being elected as the president of the FFU (Football Federation of Ukraine), Anatoliy Konkov (below) was touring Ukraine like U2 with their 360° world tour, […]
On 7 June, the Montenegro national team suffered their biggest ever home defeat in the official matches. In fact, the Montenegro FA still can’t get over the above ‘record’; no […]
Friday proved to be a day of shocking results and upsets throughout the whole of the European World Cup qualifying campaign. Will Burns is here with a quick look at […]
Shakhtar Donetsk must wait until next week to secure the league title after they were held to a draw in Dnipropetrovsk, while both Metalist and Dynamo secured victories in their […]
Shakhtar Donetsk are on the verge of fourth straight league title following yet another victory, but there is still plenty of drama to be had as the race for the […]
Shakhtar Donetsk continued their dominance over fierce rivals Dynamo Kyiv and emerged victorious in a heated Ukrainian derby in front of a sellout crowd at Kyiv’s Olympic Stadium. For Shakhtar, […]
Shakhtar Donetsk continued their sizzling domestic form and extended the gap at the top, while Dynamo Kyiv took advantage of slip-ups by Dnipro and Metalist Kharkiv and leapfrogged their rivals […]
Moldova 0 Montenegro 1 (Vucinic 78) Mirko Vucinic kept 10-man Montenegro’s 100 per cent away record in Group H intact with a narrow 1-0 win over Moldova. The visitors were […]
Montenegro sit pretty atop of Group H with Roy Hodgson’s England breathing down their necks. Hodgson’s preparation has not gone too well this week with the re-submission of Rio Ferdinand to […]
The UPL returned over the weekend after a three month-long break. The extended vacation period was not particularly kind to Ukrainian teams playing in Europe; all three representatives of the […]
Whenever you watch Ukrainian football on local TV one of the most frequent words you hear is “Legionnaire” (“Легіонер”). No, it doesn’t have anything to do with the […]
Friday, September 14 Dynamo Kiev 3-1 Karpaty Lviv Saturday, September 15 Illichivets 0-0 Volyn Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk 1-0 Chornomorets Zorya 0-3 Shakhtar Metalist Kharkiv 4-0 Vorskla Sunday, September 16 […]
Before the match between Borussia Mönchengladbach and Dynamo Kyiv, Ukrainian press exploded with rumours regarding Oleg Blokhin and his possible appointment as Dynamo manager in case of the team, headed […]
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