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Category Archives: UKRAINE

Who is Newcastle United’s new striker – Facundo Ferreyra?

August 3, 2014by Will Burns

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 […]

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ARGENTINA, BARCLAYS PREMIER LEAGUE, ENGLAND, TRANSFERS, UKRAINE

CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: Sociedad 0-2 Shakhtar

September 17, 2013by Will Burns 1 Comment

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 […]

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CHAMPIONS LEAGUE, SPAIN, UKRAINE

WORLD CUP REPORT: Ukraine 0-0 England

September 10, 2013by Will Burns

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 […]

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ENGLAND, UKRAINE, WORLD CUP, WORLD CUP 2014

UKRAINE: Bernard breaks the Ukrainian transfer record

August 10, 2013by Will Burns

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 […]

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TRANSFERS, UKRAINE

UKRAINE: PREMIER LEAGUE Week 3 Round-up

July 30, 2013by Will Burns

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 […]

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UKRAINE

UKRAINE: PREMIER LEAGUE Week 2 Round-up

July 24, 2013by Will Burns

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 […]

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UKRAINE

UKRAINE: PREMIER LEAGUE Week 1 Round-up

July 15, 2013by Will Burns

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. […]

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UKRAINE

UKRAINE: Premier League Season Preview

July 12, 2013by Will Burns

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 […]

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UKRAINE

UKRAINE: End of season review

July 6, 2013by Will Burns

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, […]

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UKRAINE

UKRAINE: The reemergence of the national team

June 9, 2013by Will Burns

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 […]

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MONTENEGRO, UKRAINE, WORLD CUP, WORLD CUP 2014

WORLD CUP: EUROPEAN QUALIFYING ROUND-UP – 7th June 2013

June 8, 2013by Will Burns

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 […]

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CROATIA, CYPRUS, CZECH REPUBLIC, DENMARK, LITHUANIA, LUXEMBOURG, MALTA, MOLDOVA, MONTENEGRO, NORWAY, POLAND, PORTUGAL, RUSSIA, SCOTLAND, SLOVAKIA, SLOVENIA, SWEDEN, UKRAINE, WORLD CUP, WORLD CUP 2014

UKRAINE: Premier League Week 25 Round-up

April 23, 2013by Will Burns

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 […]

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UKRAINE

UKRAINE: Premier League Week 24 Round-up

April 16, 2013by Will Burns

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 […]

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UKRAINE, WEEKLY ROUND-UP

UKRAINE: Premier League Week 23 Round-up

April 9, 2013by Will Burns

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, […]

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UKRAINE

UKRAINE: Premier League Week 22 Round-up

April 2, 2013by Will Burns

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 […]

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UKRAINE, WEEKLY ROUND-UP

WORLD CUP REPORT – Europe – Group H including video highlights

March 23, 2013by Will Burns Leave a comment

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 […]

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ENGLAND, MOLDOVA, MONTENEGRO, POLAND, SAN MARINO, UKRAINE, WORLD CUP, WORLD CUP 2014, WORLD CUP WATCH

WORLD CUP: European Qualifying preview and squads – Group H

March 21, 2013by Will Burns Leave a comment

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 […]

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ENGLAND, MOLDOVA, MONTENEGRO, POLAND, SAN MARINO, UKRAINE, WORLD CUP, WORLD CUP 2014, WORLD CUP WATCH

UKRAINE: Premier League Week 19 Review

March 6, 2013by Will Burns Leave a comment

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 […]

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UKRAINE

UKRAINE: Legionnaires – the limiting of foreign players?!

February 23, 2013by Will Burns Leave a comment

    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 […]

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UKRAINE

UKRAINE: UKRAINIAN PREMIER LEAGUE WEEK NINE ROUND-UP

September 18, 2012by Will Burns Leave a comment

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 […]

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UKRAINE

UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE PLAYOFF – FIRST LEG – BORUSSIA MONCHENGLADBACH 1-3 DYNAMO KIEV

August 22, 2012by Will Burns Leave a comment

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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CHAMPIONS LEAGUE, GERMANY, UKRAINE

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