Champions League 2022-23 draw: group stage analysis and predictions All the English sides look a good bet to progress while Bayern Munich will provide a test of Barcelona’s return to the elite The Guardian - UK · Aug 25, 2022
Celtic to face Real Madrid, RB Leipzig and Shakhtar Donetsk and here is everything you need to know Callum McGregor has got his wish as Group F brings the glamour plus hope of a season to remember in European football's biggest tournament. Daily Record · Aug 25, 2022
Champions League draw: where to watch the draw in India? The draw will take place in Istanbul, Turkey on Thursday at 4 p.m. GMT, midday ET when the 32 teams will be split into eight groups of four The Hindu · Aug 25, 2022
Football returns to Ukraine as new season begins: ‘For 90 minutes, I forgot about the war’ The new Ukrainian Premier League season got under way on Tuesday, six months since play was suspended in the wake of Russia’s invasion The Independent UK · Aug 23, 2022
Football’s back in Kyiv, where a goalless draw is a ‘very nice’ escape from life The new Ukrainian Premier League season got under way on Tuesday. The Independent UK · Aug 23, 2022
Symbolism, Empty Seats: Football Returns to Ukraine amid War With two teams playing in an empty stadium hundreds of miles away from their hometowns, the Ukrainian football league started its new season Tuesday after a poignant ceremony paying tribute to those fighting in the war with Russia. The opening match at Kyiv’s 65,500-seat Olympic stadium — where spectators were… Asharq Al-Awsat · Aug 23, 2022
Ukraine’s football restarts with flags, a message from Zelenskiy but no crowd Kick-off at Shakhtar’s game against Metalist was performed by an injured soldier as a path through the darkness was marked The Guardian - UK · Aug 23, 2022
Symbolism, empty seats: soccer returns to Ukraine amid war With two teams playing in an empty stadium hundreds of miles away from their hometowns, the Ukrainian soccer league has started its new season after a poignant ceremony paying tribute to those fighting in the war with Russia The Independent UK · Aug 23, 2022
Football returns to war-torn Ukraine as Shakhtar draw with Metalist 1925 Shakhtar Donetsk and Metalist 1925 played out a 0-0 draw in Kyiv’s empty Olympic Stadium on Tuesday as competitive football returned to war-torn Ukraine with the start of the country’s new Premier League season. Reuters · Aug 23, 2022
Ukraine football returns amid ongoing Russia invasion with bomb shelters for players Football in Ukraine resumed for the first time since Russia invaded the nation six months ago as Shakhtar Donestk played Metalist Kharkiv in the capital city of Kyiv Irish Mirror · Aug 23, 2022
Ukraine football season kicks off amid threat of Russian attacks Games to be played behind closed doors amid heavy security, mostly in stadiums in Kyiv and the west. Al Jazeera · Aug 23, 2022
Ukraine soccer league defies Russian war to begin season A new Ukrainian soccer league season starts Tuesday under threat of more Russian attacks in a war that stopped all games being played since February The Independent UK · Aug 22, 2022
Ukraine set to restart soccer league as war rages on As soon as the air raid sirens had stopped, Shakhtar Donetsk's players ran out onto the pitch for their final training session on Monday before Ukraine begins an extraordinary new season of its national soccer league. Reuters · Aug 22, 2022
Who is Mykhaylo Mudryk? 'Ukrainian Neymar' targeted by Arsenal in transfer window swoop The Gunners are aiming to continue their summer business with a swoop for promising Shakhtar Donetsk winger Mykhaylo Mudryk after he made an impression across his breakout season last term Daily Mirror · Aug 21, 2022
Daily Mirror · Jul 25, 2022 Fulham become first Premier League side to exploit Ukraine rule to sign Shakhtar star A new FIFA ruling has allowed players attached to Ukrainian clubs to suspend their contracts amid the war in the European country, and Fulham have taken advantage
Daily Mirror · Jul 25, 2022 Shakhtar Donetsk chief hits out at agents "making themselves rich" from Ukraine invasion Shakhtar Donetsk Chief Executive Sergei Palkin claims that FIFA's decision over non-Ukraine players has allowed agents to "make themselves richer" following Russia's invasion
Daily Mirror · Jul 22, 2022 Mikel Arteta fulfils Arsene Wenger's transfer "need" after private phone call revelation Though it hasn't officially been announced, Oleksandr Zinchenko has already been spotted donning Arsenal training gear and is set to be confirmed as Mikel Arteta's latest signing
The Hindu · Jul 16, 2022 Russia remains barred from international soccer as sports court upholds bans CAS upheld decisions by UEFA and FIFA which excluded Russian national teams and clubs following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
Evening Standard · Jul 6, 2022 Fulham step up transfer push with Andreas Pereira and Manor Solomon deals close Fulham are set to complete two further signings this week, with Manchester United’s Andreas Pereira and Shakhtar Donetsk’s Manor Solomon both closing in on moves to Craven Cottage.
Daily Mirror · Jul 5, 2022 Defiant Darijo Srna tells Shakhtar's truth as FIFA accused of Ukraine war failure EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Shakhtar Donetsk have been a club in exile for eight years but they have kept winning and they will not allow Russia's invasion of Ukraine to stop them, insists Director of Football and club legend Darijo Srna
The Independent UK · Jun 10, 2022 Ukraine soccer club Shakhtar survives into 9th year of exile Ukraine’s top soccer team plans to host its Champions League games in Poland and make a humanitarian tour of the United States
The Guardian - UK · Jun 5, 2022 I saw Ukraine’s football party 10 years ago – and I’ll be supporting them against Wales Even with my Welsh heritage, I know which team I want to secure a place at this year’s World Cup in Qatar
The Guardian - UK · Jun 3, 2022 Taras Stepanenko looks to deliver on his great expectations for Ukraine Shakhtar midfielder has never really fulfilled his potential but could prove key for his side against Wales on Sunday
The Guardian - UK · Jun 1, 2022 Ukraine players show their nation’s culture is alive and kicking The World Cup playoff semi-final in Scotland is a reminder that the war-torn country’s identity and football heritage are intact
Daily Mirror · May 6, 2022 Man City and Man Utd's seven transfer battles shows who has edge in Frenkie de Jong race Manchester United and Manchester City could go head-to-head in the summer transfer window for Barcelona midfielder Frenkie de Jong – and it wouldn't be the first time