Football news

The delegation of Kyiv «Dynamo» reached Cyprus on Wednesday evening, where tomorrow the team of Oleksandr Shovkovskyi will play the Matchday 4 game of the main stage of the Conference League against local «Omonia».

Read completely →

The contract of Oleksandriya’s first-team player Theo Ndika was terminated early by mutual agreement.

This was officially announced by the press service of the citizens.

Theo debuted in our club’s colors on March 1, 2025, in an away match against Shakhtar Donetsk (3:0). In total, he played 12 matches in the championship, scoring one goal. He also played 2 matches in the Ukrainian Cup and 2 matches in the UEFA Conference League for the citizens.

Former midfielder of «Dynamo» and «Omonia» Roman Bezus talked about what awaits the Ukrainian team in Nicosia in tomorrow’s Conference League match.

Read completely →

UEFA has unveiled the new winter ball for the Champions League. It will be used in the tournament matches of the current season during cold weather and with the presence of snow.

Recall that during the winter period, three rounds of the main stage of the Champions League will take place (December 11, January 20−21, and January 29), as well as the play-off round for the right to advance to the round of 16 (February 17−18 and February 24−25).

On the eve of the match with Dynamo in the Conference League, Omonia’s press service recalled two former Kyiv players who played for the Cypriot capital’s team.

«Two Ukrainian footballers have already had the chance to play in Omonia’s jersey. We are talking about attacking midfielder Roman Bezus and forward Artem Besedin, who were in the team together from January to May 2023.

Roman Bezus joined our team in the summer of 2022 and remained until 2025. With the 'clover' on his chest, he played 90 matches, scored 19 goals, and provided 16 assists. He won the Cup in the 2022/2023 season.

Artem Besedin came to our team in the winter of 2023 and spent half a year with the 'clover' on his chest. He played 15 matches, scored 1 goal, and made 1 assist. He also won the Cup in the 2022/2023 season,» the source reminded.

The CEO of Karpaty, Andriy Rusol, has already missed three consecutive home matches of the green-and-whites, although he was spotted at the match of the 13th round of the Ukrainian championship between Rukh and Kudrivka.

It seems Rusol has been disappointed with the capabilities of Vladyslav Lupashko, whom he once invited to lead the youth squad of Karpaty, and then the main team in place of Myron Markevych, or he doesn’t want to meet the demanding fans who are dissatisfied with the lack of stability in the Lviv team’s performances this season.

According to available information, the Karpaty management is currently actively searching for a new head coach, but has not yet decided who will lead the green-and-whites in the second part of the championship.

Omonia’s forward Villy Semedo participated in a pre-match press conference ahead of the match against Kiev’s Dynamo in the Conference League.

— We face a difficult and important match tomorrow if we want to continue in the tournament. Dynamo is not an easy opponent; they have experience and quality. I expect a good and tough game.

All matches are important, not just tomorrow’s. We have to move step by step. Sometimes we don’t manage to win, but we’re focused on Thursday’s game. After that, we’ll think about Monday’s match. We are in a good psychological state. This is just one game. Of course, we are disappointed with the last defeat, but tomorrow is completely different. We will do everything possible to win. We have everything necessary, said the Cape Verdean.

On Thursday, November 27, the main round match of the Conference League between 'Omonia' and 'Dynamo' will take place.

According to MEGOGO, this match will be commented live by Volodymyr Zvierov and Vitaliy Volochai.

The match will be preceded by an analytical studio, which will start at 18:30. Former 'Dynamo' player Oleksandr Holovko and comedian and football blogger Oleh Maslyuk will join the host Serhii Lukianenko.

Reminder, the match 'Omonia' — 'Dynamo' will start at 19:45 Kyiv time.

The coach of Cyprus’s 'Omonia', Henning Berg, held a press conference ahead of the match against Kyiv’s 'Dynamo' in the Conference League.

— We’re eagerly looking forward to the match; it’s an important game. 'Dynamo' is a good team that also wants to advance to the next round, just like us—we will do our utmost to go further.

Squad situation? Koulibaly wasn’t 100% ready against 'Apollon' and I think he won’t be ready tomorrow either, so I hope for his return next week. As for Eiting, the situation is a bit different. He’s been training well for a week now and is ready for his first minutes. He’s closer to returning than Koulibaly. These are the circumstances.

For us, the match is important, like the two previous ones. In the game with APOEL, we deserved to win; against 'Apollon', we didn’t show our best football, although we had chances to score. 'Apollon' managed to score and was better at it. We weren’t at our best. In the last two matches, we were hardly threatened — sometimes football is like that. We’re not even halfway through the championship yet; our goal is to progress and get better.

We want to return to our good level, and I hope these two matches will boost our confidence. Against 'Drita', we could have won; in Lausanne, we could have scored more than one goal. We want to continue improving, — said the Norwegian specialist.

On Wednesday, November 26, Kyiv 'Dynamo' continued its performance in the UEFA Youth League. Ihor Kostiuk’s team played the first match of the 3rd round 'Champions Path' encounter against their peers from Scottish 'Hibernian'.

Read completely →

Renowned Ukrainian journalist Roberto Morales prepared a prediction for the main round match of the Conference League between 'Omonia' and 'Dynamo.'

«We are well aware of 'Dynamo’s' troubles. On one hand, it’s senseless to deny the presence of a serious crisis. On the other hand, not so long ago there was a victory over 'Shakhtar' in the Ukrainian Cup and a rout against 'Zrinjski' in the Conference League.

The staffing situation in 'Dynamo' is not as problematic as the overall tone. Injured Christian Bilovar will not play, and there are also issues with Andriy Yarmolenko and Mykola Shaparenko.

’Omonia’s' path to the main stage of the Conference League consisted of three qualifying rounds. The Cypriots then overcame 'Torpedo' Kutaisi, 'Araz' Nakhchivan, and Austrian 'Wolfsberger.'

In the main round, Henning Berg’s team drew away against Kosovo’s 'Drita' and Switzerland’s 'Lausanne,' and at home, they lost to Germany’s 'Mainz.' The most iconic players currently on the team are goalkeeper Fabiano Freitas, striker Stevan Jovetić (who has played in all top 5 European leagues), Frenchman Willy Semedo, and Brazilian Evandro.

Betting — home team with handicap (0)», said Morales.

Ukrainian defender of «Trabzonspor» Arsenii Batagov shared his thoughts on missing the last national team training camp in the qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup.

«My injury before my debut for the Ukrainian national team? That’s life. Unfortunately, such moments happen. I was pleased that I returned quickly — I missed only one match. I would like to play for the national team. I hope to continue competing in the future. It was an unfortunate moment, but I believe I will be able to play regularly again,» Batagov is quoted by the telegram channel «Vzbírna» with reference to 61saat_com.