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Manchester United head coach Eric ten Hag has spoken about the Red Devils' transfer policy.

"The sums paid for the players are indeed very high, but I am not responsible for that. The club held negotiations, including with quality players who ultimately did not move.

It's much more subtle than people make it out to be when they say that the club's transfer policy is disastrous. Despite all the negative things, the team's foundation has been strengthened. Maybe it's not visible to the outside world now, but everyone inside the club can see it," the Mirror quotes ten Hag as saying.

On Sunday, 2 June, the return play-off matches of the Ukrainian championship for the right to play in the UPL next season took place.

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34-year-old central defender Dmytro Nemchaninov has left Minaj, the Zakarpattia team's press service reports.

Nemchaninov became a player of Minaj in the summer of 2022. In two seasons, he played 51 matches for the Zakarpattia team and made one assist. In a Minaj shirt, Dmytro celebrated an important anniversary for himself - 160 matches in the Ukrainian Premier League - and became one of the three players in terms of the number of matches played in the "elite" with Minaj.

Today, the Dynamo Stadium named after V. Lobanovsky and the Dynamo Sports and Fitness School in Nyvky hosted extraordinary events for children of servicemen who were killed, missing in action or held in captivity on Children's Day.

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Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih defender Vyacheslav Ryabov commented on the end of his professional career.

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Real Madrid defender Dani Carvajal commented on the team's victory in the Champions League.

- It's incredible. I simply have no words. I won the Champions League for the sixth time - it's unthinkable. I am part of a select group of only five players who have won this tournament six times. It's a unique feeling! I am very happy to be writing history with Real Madrid.

Since I was a kid, I've been doing my best, and my friends have always told me: "Take it easy, it's not the Champions League!" - I think this is the best way to describe how difficult it is to win this trophy. There is nothing more important at the club level. I managed to win another Champions Cup and I am very grateful for that," Carvajal was quoted as saying by the UEFA press service.

Metalist's press office commented on Real Madrid's victory in the Champions League.

"Real Madrid won its 15th Champions League trophy in London. One of the creators of this victory of the legendary club was Metalist's Andriy Lunin, who defended Real Madrid's goal with flying colours throughout the season. We wish Andriy good health and new great victories!" reads a post on Metalist's official telegram channel.

Ukraine national team midfielder Taras Stepanenko together with head coach Serhiy Rebrov took part in a press conference on the eve of the friendly match with Germany.

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On the eve of the friendly match with Germany, the head coach of the Ukrainian national team Serhii Rebrov gave a press conference.

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Italian journalist Fabrizio Romano has announced that the transfer of French forward Kylian Mbappe to Real Madrid has been completed.

"Kylian Mbappe is joining Real Madrid. All documents have been signed. The deal is sealed and complete.

"Real Madrid will announce the signing of Mbappe next week after winning the Champions League. "Mbappe made his decision in February; he can now be considered a new Real Madrid player," Romano wrote on his Twitter page.

Ukraine's goalkeeper Anatolii Trubin spoke about the team's readiness for the upcoming friendly matches and Euro 2024.

"I believe we are ready for the match against Germany. Our goal is to prepare for the Euro through this training camp. Therefore, we will gradually, day by day, game by game, improve ourselves in order to approach the Euro ready not one hundred per cent, but two hundred per cent.

Playing for the national team, especially in the current realities, is a fantastic motivation! It doesn't matter who we play against, because we play for this emblem, for our national team, for our country. So it makes no difference whether the opponents are Germany, Poland or Moldova," Trubin said.

Real Madrid's Ukrainian goalkeeper Andriy Lunin has been named in the 2023/2024 Champions League symbolic team by SofaScore.

Lunin, who played this season in 8 matches of the most prestigious club tournament in the world, received a score of 7.58 from SofaScore. Interestingly, Real Madrid have not lost in any match involving the Ukrainian.

In total, Lunin missed 10 goals, made 35 saves and reflected 1 of 2 penalties.

Recall, yesterday Real Madrid won the Champions League for the 15th time in the history of the club.