football/soccer in Ukraine Archives

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Ukraine

Ukraine gears for EURO with “greatest-ever squad”; soldiers watch via Starlinks from front

With domestic football devastated, coach Rebrov built Ukraine's "strongest-ever squad" from European leagues for EURO 2024, which commentator Vadym Skichko, himself in the military, will stream from the front via Starlink.

byDavid Kirichenko

Ukrainian football mudryk national team malta

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Opinion

Ukraine kicks toward Euro 2024 amid bombs and blackouts

From joining the front lines to evacuating families to fundraising, footballers juggle competitive matches with the grim realities of Russia's invasion.

byMark Temnycky

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Opinion

The ferocious cycle of demise and stagnation for Dynamo Kyiv

Dynamo Kyiv is one of Eastern Europe’s oldest clubs and most notably the club that won the most…

byDavid Kirichenko

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Fact from fiction: the controversy surrounding Ukraine’s Euro 2020 football kit

Earlier this week, Ukraine’s newly released football kit sparked outrage in Russia. In response to Ukraine’s new shirt,…

byMark Temnycky

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International

Following Russian intervention, UEFA bans “Glory to the heroes,” Ukraine’s rallying cry for independence, as “political”

cFollowing complaints by the Russian Football Union, UEFA has required Ukraine to remove part of a national slogan…

byEuromaidan Press Staff

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Ukraine

Ukraine’s once glorious football may yet rebound with Euro 2020

The current state of football in Ukraine After the collapse of the Soviet Union, Ukraine was not able…

byDavid Kirichenko

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During bleak times Ukrainian football may shine a light. Part 1: the history

As many domestic football leagues collapse, sports pundits are still in shock at what Ukraine has been able…

byDavid Kirichenko

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West must boycott FIFA World Cup or face an even more dangerous Putin afterwards

If the West doesn’t recall the 1936 Nazi Olympics when thinking about the FIFA World Cup competition to…

byPaul A. Goble

Russia, Rostov, Potemkin village, window dressing, FIFA World Cup

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Putin outdoes Potemkin for World Cup

In 1787, Prince Grigory Potemkin erected special villages to impress his lover, Catherine the Great, on her trip…

byPaul A. Goble

FIFA World Cup - Russia 2018 (Image: fifa.com)

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FIFA said investigating Russian soccer team for doping, putting 2018 World Cup at risk

A British newspaper is reporting that FIFA, the world governing body for soccer, is now investigating all the…

byPaul A. Goble

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German politicians mull Russia World Cup boycott

Germany could boycott the 2018 World Cup in Russia. This comes as a response to a Russian police…

byUA TV

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Spain’s most popular newspaper supports Ukrainian footballer Zozulya: A lesson in patriotism

In particular, El Pais notes that Zozulya has never used Nazi symbols, but on the contrary, has demonstrated patriotic…

byChristine Chraibi

Belarusian football fans holding a giant banner that says: "Stay Strong, Brothers!" during the match of Ukraine and Belarus national teams on September 5, 2015, in Lviv, Ukraine (Image: social media)

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Ukrainian and Belarusian football fans unite ‘for Your Freedom and Ours’

Few events are more likely to divide people along national or ethnic lines than international football matches, and…

byPaul A. Goble

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Unless Moscow suppresses racism, World Cup can’t be held in Russia, FIFA VP says

Given how much racism there is in Russia and how seldom Moscow seeks to rein it in, holding…

byPaul A. Goble

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Belarus KGB detains about 100 fans for singing Putin Khu#lo (VIDEO)

Belarusian KGB officers arrested more than 100 fans immediately after the football match Belarus-Ukraine (0-2 victory for Ukraine)…

byUkrainian media sources