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The Italian national team has published an expanded list of players called up to prepare for Euro 2024.

Goalkeepers: Gianluigi Donnarumma (Paris Saint-Germain), Alex Meret (Napoli), Ivan Provedel (Lazio), Guglielmo Vicario (Tottenham);

Defenders: Francesco Acherbi (Inter), Alessandro Bastoni (Inter), Raul Bellanova (Torino), Alessandro Buongiorno (Torino), Riccardo Calafiori (Bologna), Andrea Cambiasso (Juventus), Matteo Darmian (Inter), Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli), Federico Dimarco (Inter), Gianluca Mancini (Roma), Giorgio Scalvini (Atalanta);

Midfielders: Nicolo Barella (Inter), Bryan Cristante (Roma), Nicolo Fagioli (Juventus), Michael Folorunsho (Verona), Davide Frattesi (Inter), Jorginho (Arsenal), Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma), Samuele Ricci (Torino);

Forwards: Federico Chiesa (Juventus), Stephan El Shaarawy (Roma), Riccardo Orsolini (Bologna), Giacomo Raspadori (Napoli), Mateo Retegui (Genoa), Gianluca Scamacca (Atalanta), Mattia Zaccagni (Lazio).

We would like to add that Nicolo Zagnolo, who has recently been injured, was not included in the list of players.

Belgium defender Timothy Castagne has assessed his national team's prospects at Euro 2024.

"I would say we are probably among the top six favourites for Euro 2024. We are unpredictable because we have a lot of young players. But a lot will depend on how we integrate them into the squad and how they prove themselves," - quotes Kastanja VP.

We shall remind you that the Belgian national team is one of Ukraine's opponents in Group E at Euro 2024, along with Romania and Slovakia.

Bayern Munich has reached a verbal agreement with Vincent Kompany on cooperation.

According to Bild, the German giants are close to appointing the 38-year-old as their head coach. The deal has not yet been concluded, but Bayern are negotiating with Burnley over compensation.

It is worth noting that after leading Burnley to an impressive promotion to the English Premier League, Kompany was unable to save the club from relegation this season.

Today, 23 May, the U-17 national team of Ukraine played its second match at the European Championship.

Euro 2024 (U-17). Group A. 2nd round

Ukraine (U-17 ) - Czech Republic (U-17 ) - 1: 3 (0: 1)
Goals: Digtyar (90+5 penalties) - Mudry (12 penalties), Penksa (61, 88).

Ukraine U-17: Makarenko, Sheleketa (Rybak, 67), Tretiak, Digtyar, Strelchuk, Redushko, Soroka, Olichenko (Vakulyuk, 84), Denysov (Bondar, 67), Stepanov (Popov, 84), Bogdanov (Dragan, 90+3).

The first half was dominated by Jiri Zylak's men. They immediately began to create chances, earning corners, and in the 12th minute Mudry opened the scoring with a penalty kick that the Ukrainians brought themselves. Our team responded with an inaccurate shot by Strelchuk.

In the 31st minute, Makarenko saved the blue and yellows by deflecting Penksa's shot from a few metres, and later the Czechs even scored, but from offside. Just before the break, Stepanov and Digtyar tested the opposition goalkeeper.

The second half began with Stepanov's shot over the target. In the 57th minute, Schwanzar forgave our team by hitting the post from the fly. Subsequently, the partners were brought out one-on-one with the Kvacek keeper, but Makarenko won the duel. But a moment later, Rzegaczek fired to the far post, where Penksa managed to push the ball into the goal.

The Ukrainians failed to reduce the gap. Instead, in the 88th minute, Penxa scored a double, removing the question of the winner. In stoppage time, Digtyar converted a penalty earned by Strelchuk, so in the end, the Blue and Yellows lost 1-3.

Having suffered their second defeat in a row (in the first round, Ukraine lost to Serbia, 0-1), Yuriy Moroz's men have a slim chance of qualifying from the group. Our guys will play their next game against the hosts from Cyprus on 26 May.

Bayer Leverkusen midfielder Granit Xhaka commented on the team's 0-3 defeat in the Europa League final against Atalanta, which broke Leverkusen's 51-game unbeaten run.

"To be honest, we are not interested in the record of unbeaten matches. We didn't care about it from the very beginning. It's about the game, and unfortunately we lost the final today. This is football. We said yesterday that it would be a tough game. Compliments to Atalanta.

It's a pity that it didn't work out in the final. We looked so good before this game, and the fact that we didn't manage to do what we usually do well in the final is part of the game. We have to accept it," Bulinews quoted Djaka as saying.

On Saturday, 25 May, Kryvbas will play its last match of the Ukrainian league season against Uzhhorod's Minaj.

According toUkrainian Football, the final round will be the last for two of the Kryvyi Rih players. Centre forward Roman Debelko and midfielder Mykyta Tatarkov will not renew their contracts with the club and will leave Kryvbas in the summer.

Atalanta's Man of the Match of the Europa League final, forward Ademola Lookman, commented on the historic 3-0 victory over Bayer Leverkusen.

- We played a fantastic match in every respect. We showed from the first minutes what we want to achieve. We played a fantastic first half and didn't rest on our laurels in the second half. "Bayer is a top team. They had not lost before this final. I have a lot of respect for what they have achieved this season. But we were well prepared and executed the game plan.

Over the past two years, the club has supported me in every way. The coach trusted me and gave me playing time. Everyone at the club treated me well and encouraged me to adapt to the style we play. It helped me to reach a new level. I am very grateful for that. We made history and brought the title back to Bergamo.

Gasperini's best quality? His work ethic. At training and in conversations with the players, he immediately makes it clear what he wants. The first conversations with him allowed me to look at football from a different angle. Everything became easier. It helped me in my studies, I played differently, and I am very grateful to him for that," said the hero of the final.

Armenian journalist Khrach Khachatryan claims on Twitter that he has information about the transfer of a Russian footballer to Paris Saint-Germain.

It is reported that PSG has made a serious request for Krasnodar goalkeeper and so-called Russian national team player Matvey Safonov and is ready to sign him for €20 million. However, there has been no official offer yet.

Famous Ukrainian TV commentator Ihor Tsyganik told us what he expects from the match of the 30th round of the Ukrainian championship between Rukh Lviv and Dynamo Kyiv to be held next Saturday at the Arena Lviv.

- "The match is quite interesting, but it would be more interesting if Dynamo played with the first team. As far as I understand, Oleksandr Shovkovskyi has rested the national teams. We will see an experimental line-up from the White and Blues, which also arouses interest in the construction of the game from Kyiv, their tactics, and tasks for the game.

"Rukh has almost secured its participation in the European Cups. Today, the hosts only need to play better than Polissya in the parallel game between Zhytomyr and Shakhtar, who will also play with a non-strength line-up. They even have a chance to get ahead of 4th-placed Dnipro-1. "Rukh will be quite happy with a draw against Dynamo Kyiv, as they need one point to book their place in the Conference League. I think they can do it at home. I expect an exchange of goals and the home side to win. Bet: both will score," said Tsyganik.

Barcelona defender Marcos Alonso will become a free agent in a little over a month, as his contract with the Blaugrana will not be renewed. But the 33-year-old will not be without a club for long and has already decided on his future.

According to Diario Sport, if everything goes according to plan, the left-back will move to Atletico Madrid and will be called upon to replace Mario Hermoso.

It will be recalled that Alonso injured his back in late November. His recovery from the injury took more than three months, but after that Marcos lost his place in the team's starting line-up.

Next Saturday, 25 May, the final match of the 30th round of the Ukrainian Premier League between local side Rukh and Dynamo Kyiv will take place at the Arena Lviv stadium in Lviv.

The Ukrainian Premier League has already approved the teams' uniforms for the game.

"Dynamo will take to the pitch in a white kit. The Kyiv goalkeeper will play in a yellow outfit. The hosts will play in black and yellow, and their goalkeeper will wear green.

We would like to add that on 25 May in the evening, the weather is expected to be cloudy in Lviv, with light rain at a temperature of 23-24 degrees.

On 22 May, the Ukrainian Football Association and the All-Ukrainian Association of Professional Footballers signed a cooperation agreement at the Football House.

This agreement was concluded similarly to the agreement between FIFA and FIFPro to replace the previous agreement of 2019. It aims to help improve working conditions, protect the rights and interests of professional footballers in Ukraine.

The agreement was signed by UAF President Andriy Shevchenko and WAFP President Irek Gataullin. During the signing of the agreement, representatives of the UAF and the WAFP discussed deepening cooperation and agreed on future joint activities.