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Renowned Ukrainian journalist Mykola Nesenyuk dedicated a post on Facebook to the anniversary of Shakhtar Donetsk's UEFA Cup victory.

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Everton and Ukraine defender Vitalii Mykolenko shared his expectations for Euro 2024.

"Let's start with the first game, then the second and then the third. It is difficult to predict in such a tournament. Each game will be very difficult. Remember the match against North Macedonia. Everyone wants to win and prove themselves. Step by step. I haven't watched the matches of our rivals yet. When we get ready, we will be able to assess their level," Mykolenko was quoted as saying by the Vzbirna telegram channel.

Matviy Ponomarenko, an 18-year-old forward for Dynamo's first-team and youth teams, will miss the final round of the Ukrainian league against Rukh.

Ponomarenko has a cold, due to which he did not take part in the match of the 30th round of the championship among youth teams, in which Igor Kostyuk's team won the championship.

Matvii has played 8 matches and scored one goal in the UPL this season, 28 matches and 24 goals in the U-19 Championship.

According to TaToTake, Lviv's Karpaty are showing a particular interest in the key defender of Zhytomyr's Polissya Vyacheslav Tankovsky.

The details are not disclosed.

This season, the 28-year-old midfielder has played for Polissya 26 matches, scoring 2 goals and providing 2 assists.

On Friday, 24 May, the last - 30th round of the Ukrainian championship started.

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Dynamo U-19 striker Matvii Ponomarenko became the top scorer of the youth championship by a wide margin.

The 18-year-old missed his team's final league match on Friday, but he still remained in a comfortable first place in the scoring table with 24 goals.

His closest pursuer, Mykhailo Rasko of Polissia, is 10 goals behind.

Three more Dynamo players entered the top 10 scorers of the youth championship: Dmitry Kremchanin (13), Kirill Osipenko (10) and Vitaly Lobko (9).

UAF President Andriy Shevchenko at today's meeting with journalists spoke about the problem with the formation of the composition of the Ukrainian Olympic team for the 2024 Olympics, which will be held on the same dates in which Ukrainian clubs will play in the qualification of the European Cup next season.

"There is no guarantee that the head coach of the Ukrainian Olympic team will get all the players he is counting on for the Olympics yet.

That is why we gave Ruslan Petrovych the opportunity to form the second squad of the Olympic team - to find a replacement for those performers who may not be at the Olympics. In this situation, everything will depend on the decision of the clubs and on communication between them and the head coach of our Olympic team," Shevchenko said.

"Ingulets defeated Karpaty in the 10th round (Champions Group) of the First League and became the champion, taking first place in the final standings.

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UAF Secretary General Ihor Hryshchenko spoke about reserving footballers from mobilisation in times of war.

"As they say now: "If you have decided to play football, book everyone who is involved." Let's just thank the government and the Ministry of Family, Youth and Sports for allowing us to compete and play under martial law.

The government and the Ministry have allowed a limited number of spectators to attend these competitions. The government has developed certain rules for booking professionals and employees, which apply to all spheres of public life. There are no special conditions for any of the spheres. There are conditions set by the Cabinet of Ministers: if you meet 6 out of 10 criteria, you can get a booking. And you can also book a certain number of people, but no more than 50 per cent.

Naturally, some clubs meet these criteria and some do not. Given this, after the events that took place with Obolon, a meeting of the UPL was convened, in which I took part as a representative of the UAF and a representative of the Ministry. As a result of the meeting, proposals were made to the Ministry of Economy, which makes the final decision on booking, to develop additional criteria for professional athletes.

"A professional athlete who represents the country at international competitions and takes part in professional competitions cannot be simply replaced. They have been improving their professional skills for years.

The Ministry of Economy did not give a positive response to this request, or did not consider it, so to speak. It does not believe that it is necessary to do this, to separate athletes into a separate category and make any specific proposals for them.

At the time the law on mobilisation was being drafted, the UPL and PFL jointly submitted proposals for amendments so that people with a professional contract would have a deferral from mobilisation or something like that.

Our government and the Verkhovna Rada, which gave us the opportunity to play during the war, believe that it is not in the interests of the state to provide reservations from mobilisation in times of war. Therefore, these proposals were not supported. We, as the UAF, must ensure that the competitions are held within the constraints that exist. We are not a body that can influence these processes.

We are working on this where possible. We understand that we need to be registered. We can facilitate this process, but only within the law and with respect for the situation in the country, all authorities and laws of the state. We will definitely not change them or substitute concepts in any way," said Grishchenko.

UAF President Andriy Shevchenko spoke at today's meeting with journalists about the audit of the organisation he heads.

"We have a desire to return money to the UAF. If according to the results of the audit it turns out that some financial resources were spent inappropriately, this money will have to be returned to the UAF," Shevchenko said.

Catalan football club Barcelona has officially announced the dismissal of head coach Javi.

"Today, 24 May, Barcelona president Joan Laporta informed Javi Hernández that he will not be the first team head coach from next season (2024/2025).

"Barcelona would like to thank Javi for his work as coach, as well as for his remarkable career as a player and team captain, and wishes him every success in the future. Javi Hernández will coach the team for the last time in Sunday's away game against Sevilla.

Over the next few days, Barcelona will make an official announcement regarding the first-team structure," the Catalan club's press service said in a statement.

On Friday, 24 May, Dynamo Kyiv met Rukh Lviv in the 30th round of the Ukrainian Youth Championship.

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