Dynamo Kyiv defender Oleksandr Sirota talked about the start of the team's preparation for the new season, and also shared his expectations from the confrontation with Partizan in the Champions League qualification and the decisive match of the Ukrainian national team at Euro-2024 against Belgium.
24.06.2024, 14:56
Shakhtar defender Yaroslav Rakitskiy did not arrive in Slovenia with the team.
According to former journalist Ihor Burbas, Shakhtar have started their summer training camp in Slovenia. The delegation does not include defender Rakitskiy. The club decided not to extend his contract.
The defender is not going to hang up his boots yet and is looking for decent options to continue his career.
24.06.2024, 14:35
Ukrainian referees Mykola Balakin and Oleksandr Berkut will work at the Euro 2024 group round match between the national teams of Georgia and Portugal.
According to the UEFA press service, Balakin will act as the fourth referee. The main referee of the match will be Swiss Sandro Schrerer. Ukrainian Berkut is appointed as a reserve linesman.
It will be recalled that the match between Georgia and Portugal will take place on Wednesday, June 26, in Gelsenkirchen. The match starts at 22:00 Kyiv time.
24.06.2024, 14:14
Former Manchester United and Netherlands striker Ruud van Nistelrooy may return to the English club.
According to journalist Fabrizio Romano, van Nistelrooy has received an offer from United to join the coaching staff of Erik ten Hag.
It is also known that van Nistelrooy has an offer to take charge of Burnley. At the moment, the Dutchman has not made a final decision.
Recall, last season van Nistelrooy led PSV.
24.06.2024, 13:53
Ruslan Rotan, the head coach of the Ukrainian Olympic team, talked about the victory in the prestigious international tournament held in France, as well as about the finish line of preparation for the historic for Ukrainian soccer Olympics.
The authoritative Spanish sports publication Marca has published the symbolic team of the 2nd round of the Euro 2024 group stage. Ukraine midfielder Mykola Shaparenko is among the best.
Goalkeeper: Giorgi Mamardashvili (Valencia, Georgian national team).
Defenders: Žan Karničnik (Celje, Slovenia), Pepe (Porto, Portugal), Manuel Akanji (Manchester City, Switzerland), Marc Cucurelia (Chelsea, Spain).
Midfielders: Ilkay Gundogan (Barcelona, Germany), Morten Juhlmann (Sporting, Denmark), Mykola Shaparenko (Dynamo Kyiv, Ukraine).
Forwards: Bernardo Silva (Manchester City, Portugal), Nico Williams (Athletic, Spain), Christoph Baumgartner (RB Leipzig, Austria).
The UEFA press service has announced the names of the referees who will work the third round of the Euro 2024 group stage match between Ukraine and Belgium.
It is reported that the upcoming match will be officiated by a refereeing team from England led by Anthony Taylor. He will be assisted by Gary Beswick and Adam Nunn. The fourth referee is Glen Nyberg from Sweden.
The match will also feature the VAR system. The chief VAR referee is Stuart Atwell from England. The first assistant VAR referee is David Coote (England), the second assistant VAR referee is Marco Fritz (Germany).
It will be recalled that the match between the national teams of Ukraine and Belgium will take place on Wednesday, June 26, in Stuttgart. The match starts at 19:00 Kyiv time.
In the match of the 3rd round of the group stage of Euro 2024 between the national teams of Hungary and Scotland, a rather unpleasant episode took place, as a result of which the striker of the Hungarian national team Barnabas Varga received a head injury.
In the 70th minute of the match, Barnabas Varga collided with Scottish goalkeeper Angus Gunn, after which the 29-year-old striker immediately fell to the turf and barely moved his body. The player was assisted for a long time and left the field on a moving stretcher. In addition, Varga was also covered with a screen and taken out of the stadium.
It is now known that Barnabas Varga suffered several broken bones in his face and a concussion.
It should be added that Hungary managed to beat Scotland 1-0, with Kevin Chobot scoring the decisive goal.
24.06.2024, 12:29
Alexey Antonov, ex-coach of Chornomorets Odessa, is expected to join the coaching staff of Oleksandriya in the near future.
According to unofficial information, this club may continue the professional activity of the young specialist. The 38-year-old Antonov did not confirm or deny this information in a conversation with a Sport.ua correspondent, saying only that negotiations with one of the clubs are ongoing.
The expected appearance of Roman Grigorchuk's former assistant in the coaching staff of Oleksandriya is not accidental. The fact is that in the season 2011/12 Alexey Antonov played in the Dnipropetrovsk Dnipro team together with Ruslan Rotan and Serhiy Kravchenko, the current head coach and coach of Alexandria team.
Antonov started his coaching career at Chornomorets four years ago, serving as an assistant to Serhiy Kovalets.
24.06.2024, 12:08
Former Dynamo forward Maksym Shatskikh analyzed the game of the Ukrainian national team at Euro 2024.
24.06.2024, 11:47
Zorya defender Oleh Danchenko has announced the end of his professional career.
"I have carefully weighed everything and decided to end my professional career. The reason for this decision? It is the difference in doctors' approaches. I was told that my chances were good, but our doctors wouldn't let me go: they don't know how to act in such situations. I asked myself many times whether it was possible to check my body in more detail to get a more complete picture. Unfortunately, practice has shown that we do not have good doctors, or I was not lucky enough to find them. Well, life does not end, so it was meant to be and there is another interesting stage ahead," Danchenko told TaToTake.
Former Portuguese national team player Ricardo Quaresma has spoken out about the usefulness of Cristiano Ronaldo in the national team.
"Cristiano Ronaldo should always play. He is no longer at the peak of his skills, but when the opponent sees the name "Ronaldo" and the number 7 on his back, he starts to get worried and make mistakes," the online edition O Jogo quoted Cuarejma as saying.
