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Adam, Rey, Andrew & Michael reconvene to close out a memorable 24/25 domestic campaign! There's lots to discuss ahead of what is expected to be a very busy summer! RELEGATION Obolon survive - Is Shyshchenko one of the managers of the season? Inhulets down but with a fight Vorskla have serious problems LNZ... reboot in the summer MID TABLE Renaissance under Kostyshyn    Veres on the beach for the past month Zorya and Bartulovic impressive Rukh... what does the future hold? MANAGERIAL MERRY GO ROUND Rotan at Polissya Vernydub leaves Kryvbas Karpaty buckle Europe but look good value  HISTORIC MEDALS Turan in at bronze Shakhtar Oleksandriya sweep home silver for the first time Dynamo and their third star A busy summer ahead for ingoings and outgoings INTERNATIONAL SUMMER  O’ Canada – upcoming friendlies Lots of fresh names in the squad Just one CF? U21 Euros in Slovakia too Listen to the above and MUCH, MUCH MORE in our latest episode! ********************************************** Want to help the families of fallen ultras cope through the first difficult months without their husbands, partners, fathers, brothers and sons? More Info & ways to donate here: standsofheroes.com ************************************************ Please subscribe to Ukraine + Football on your favoured podcast provider and leave a review if you are able to! You can also RATE us on Apple Podcasts & NOW Spotify - please give us 5 stars if you are able to! We are also now on YOUTUBE - for vlogs and live streams please subscribe here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyiNMhP18iGwwov5FkcMY7Q Please email any questions, feedback or ideas to: ukraineplusfootball@gmail.com

Adam, Rey, Andrew & Michael are here to chat about the return of Spring football in Ukraine. 4 and a bit matchday's into the second half of the season and so much has gone down so far. The transfer window has just closed too. Topics to chat about aplenty. THE LEAGUE: The Relegation race – the most exciting part of the table at this stage LNZ – disappointment of the season? Kryvbas and the problems of playing and living in Kryvyi Rih Andriy Mykolayovych Yarmolenko gate THE CUP: Bukovyna through to semi finals However… they will NOT be able to play their match in Chernivtsi Is this fair? Proposed Ukrainian Cup changes  INTERNATIONAL PROBLEMS: The less said about Belgium the better... A fallow summer ahead of our national teams despite U21 Euros and Canadian Shield  New Stepanov controversy has turned into Wars of the Bloggers? Listen to the above and MUCH, MUCH MORE in our latest episode! ********************************************** Want to help the families of fallen ultras cope through the first difficult months without their husbands, partners, fathers, brothers and sons? More Info & ways to donate here: standsofheroes.com ************************************************ Please subscribe to Ukraine + Football on your favoured podcast provider and leave a review if you are able to! You can also RATE us on Apple Podcasts & NOW Spotify - please give us 5 stars if you are able to! We are also now on YOUTUBE - for vlogs and live streams please subscribe here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyiNMhP18iGwwov5FkcMY7Q Please email any questions, feedback or ideas to: ukraineplusfootball@gmail.com

Adam, Rey, Andrew & Michael are here to chat about the return of Spring football in Ukraine. 4 and a bit matchday's into the second half of the season and so much has gone down so far. The transfer window has just closed too. Topics to chat about aplenty. THE UPL IS BACK: Veres rebirth – revelation of 2025 thus far! Polissya - is Ashur the right guy? Will Mr Kolos save Kolos? LNZ under Hryhorchuk – Jewison and Makouna in – other wingers struggling Kryvbas fall off  Liviy Bereh are the  succesful Kolos of old?!  Is the UPL TOO big? Do we need 16 teams? Or do we need to return to a 12 / 10 team league?  Persha / Druha liha format need changing to accommodate this? *Here's the explainer vid on Argentina's football system* THE TWO HORSE RACE? Dynamo contract extensions - Deja vu? Is their title charge falling at the way side? Shakhtar have fallen off despite over €30M spent Nazaryna renaissance  Oleksandriya are the most consistent side in the UPL this season Can they somehow take gold? Surely not  INTERNATIONAL BREAK COMING UP Ukraine v Belgium – build up Notable omissions Is there a GK dilemma?  Yarmolenko recalled 5 at the back the likely setup? NO Brazhko-ish U21 to train with senior side before foreign players arrive Expectations for these two games? Prepare for WCQ or aim for League A? Listen to the above and MUCH, MUCH MORE in our latest episode! ********************************************** Want to help the families of fallen ultras cope through the first difficult months without their husbands, partners, fathers, brothers and sons? More Info & ways to donate here: standsofheroes.com ************************************************ Please subscribe to Ukraine + Football on your favoured podcast provider and leave a review if you are able to! You can also RATE us on Apple Podcasts & NOW Spotify - please give us 5 stars if you are able to! We are also now on YOUTUBE - for vlogs and live streams please subscribe here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyiNMhP18iGwwov5FkcMY7Q Please email any questions, feedback or ideas to: ukraineplusfootball@gmail.com

Adam, Rey, Andrew & Michael sit down to analyse the transfer window thus far. It's closed in Western Europe but remains open in Ukraine, Turkey, MLS and elsewhere. All the moves that have occurred and the ones that didn't materialise are all on the agenda this episode! The 'BIG TWO' windows: Brazhko to Wolves... full dissection  Deja Vu all over again? Nazar Voloshyn interest Dyachuk's Real Zaragoza loan derailed late on Shaparenko stays again... Turkey get their Shakhtar targets Kaua Elias from Fluminense IN Diego Arroyo from Bolivia too Have Ukrainian clubs accepted the new realities yet??? Is rejecting these moves a la Brazhko wise? THE OTHERS: Kalyuzhnyi off to Metalist 1925 in the summer  Kryvbas making sales to Libya? Karpaty with big incomings Polissya sack their Vice President Smolyakov leaves, Nazarenko stays put Inhulets' stadium update THE BOYS OUT WEST: Synchuk to Montreal - for 4.5M?! Zinchenko stays put for now Maxi Talovyerov in Devon - The Plymouth Alure Listen to the above and MUCH, MUCH MORE in our latest episode! ********************************************** Want to help the families of fallen ultras cope through the first difficult months without their husbands, partners, fathers, brothers and sons? More Info & ways to donate here: standsofheroes.com ************************************************ Please subscribe to Ukraine + Football on your favoured podcast provider and leave a review if you are able to! You can also RATE us on Apple Podcasts & NOW Spotify - please give us 5 stars if you are able to! We are also now on YOUTUBE - for vlogs and live streams please subscribe here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyiNMhP18iGwwov5FkcMY7Q Please email any questions, feedback or ideas to: ukraineplusfootball@gmail.com

Adam, Rey, Andrew & Michael start off 2025 with a new episode rounding off recent transfer news and expectations for the upcoming year! The full group reconvene to discuss: THE EUROPEAN HOPEFULS The Krupskyi saga has come to an end (sort of) Power shift change for Shakhtar - have they lost their pull? How do Metalist 1925 have the power to do this? New CF needed Kelsy and Sikan on way out Dynamo's trialists and exits – Shep and Andriyevskyi Winter training camps  Any expectations from either in Europe?   THE LVIV MERGER, POLISSYA SURGE & LNZ RENAISSANCE Rukh & Karpaty - What is going on? 4 big signings for Kapraty from Rukh Polissya & the Makouana passport scandal  Fun window so far though - Batista looks exciting   Kalyuzhnyi has Plymouth interest? Hryhorchuk in LNZ hot seat - Can he succeed now he has 'perfect' conditions as manager? What's with the UPL's new Balkan transfer vector? Are new agencies entering the Ukrainian market? Have ProStar got competition? COWS AND COMEBACKS What have Cow Cells got to do with Mudryk? Tsyhankov back from injury Dovbyk back scoring Even Yaremchuk amongst it Spain for Ukraine's home game? Listen to the above and MUCH, MUCH MORE in our latest episode! ********************************************** Want to help the families of fallen ultras cope through the first difficult months without their husbands, partners, fathers, brothers and sons? More Info & ways to donate here: standsofheroes.com ************************************************ Please subscribe to Ukraine + Football on your favoured podcast provider and leave a review if you are able to! You can also RATE us on Apple Podcasts & NOW Spotify - please give us 5 stars if you are able to! We are also now on YOUTUBE - for vlogs and live streams please subscribe here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyiNMhP18iGwwov5FkcMY7Q Please email any questions, feedback or ideas to: ukraineplusfootball@gmail.com

Andrew & Michael Jaworskyj  were expecting to round off the year and the start of the winter break in slightly more low key fashion until this week's news came along... The pair talk: MUDRYK POSITIVE DOPING TEST What we know What is Meldonium? Sabotage accusations Lie detectors Chelsea, Maresca and Mudryk on the case thus far Unprecedented times? Mudryk's timeline since joining Chelsea UKRAINE IN 2025 Ukraine WCQ draw France/Croatia + Iceland + Azerbaijan  Without Mudryk potentially - how does Rebrov adapt? LW options?  Is a 5-3-2 permanent switch up viable? Zabarnyi's sensational form EUROPEAN DESPAIR & UPL DISCUSSION UCL/UEL Disasters… How can any big price tags really be justified right now if performances in Europe are so damn awful? Pusic to stay because who else realistically is there? Hryhorchuk - Carrasco's successor at LNZ Chornomorets – transfer ban for outstanding debts Vorskla clear out Krupskyi to MLS latest… Listen to the above and MUCH, MUCH MORE in our latest episode! ********************************************** Want to help the families of fallen ultras cope through the first difficult months without their husbands, partners, fathers, brothers and sons? More Info & ways to donate here: standsofheroes.com ************************************************ Please subscribe to Ukraine + Football on your favoured podcast provider and leave a review if you are able to! You can also RATE us on Apple Podcasts & NOW Spotify - please give us 5 stars if you are able to! We are also now on YOUTUBE - for vlogs and live streams please subscribe here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyiNMhP18iGwwov5FkcMY7Q Please email any questions, feedback or ideas to: ukraineplusfootball@gmail.com

Adam, Andrew, Rey and Mike are here to chat away about the past month's developments in Ukrainian football as Shakhtar allow leads to slip, Dynamo going pointless and Rebrov's National Team making the Play Offs. Michael Jaworskyj is a co-host of new football podcast Futbol Kultura which focuses on football culture in the wider Eastern European space. The guys focus: UKRAINE NT Zbrina - the year that was 2024 Is it really one of the worst all round in recent memory? Out with the old, in with the new  Belgium again ole ole Stepanov focus after Leverkusen UCL debut DFB are lurking too EUROPE Is it time for Pusic out? He himself was questioning his future in the Dutch press Losing to PSV in such a manner... Chances of KO rounds seem unlikely? Dynamo in Europe - just not good enough Do both sides need to drop into competition below? Shaparenko giving Tsyhankov vibes of his last 18 months? REST OF THE UPL Polissya without a win in 7 UPL games Kryvbas on the charge LNZ 3 losses in a row - Carrasco exit imminent? Inhulets no longer the last winless side after beating Vorskla.. what is going on there? Krupskyi to MLS rumours – would that be a good move all round? - A big debate! Listen to the above and MUCH, MUCH MORE in our latest episode! ********************************************** Want to help the families of fallen ultras cope through the first difficult months without their husbands, partners, fathers, brothers and sons? More Info & ways to donate here: standsofheroes.com ************************************************ Please subscribe to Ukraine + Football on your favoured podcast provider and leave a review if you are able to! You can also RATE us on Apple Podcasts & NOW Spotify - please give us 5 stars if you are able to! We are also now on YOUTUBE - for vlogs and live streams please subscribe here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyiNMhP18iGwwov5FkcMY7Q Please email any questions, feedback or ideas to: ukraineplusfootball@gmail.com

Adam, Andrew and Rey reconvene to discuss the recent big fixtures in Ukrainian club football's busy calendar! The Klasychne, The Cup's Round of 16 and improved European performances are all on the agenda! Michael Jaworskyj returns for a B2B appearance to add some analysis on the derby, some of the under represented UPL sides and the National Team. Mike is a co-host of new football podcast Futbol Kultura which focuses on football culture in the wider Eastern European space. The guys chat: Ballon D’or  Dovbyk's achievement of making the top 30 shortlist Klasychne Was Dynamo's resting of players in Europe justified in hindsight post Clasico? Dynamo's expanding injury list  Bilovar linked with Cardiff and Viktoria Plzen? Shakhtar - the better side but undone by a silly red  Riznyk showing good signs in Europe Brazilians – are any of them any good? Sudakov - a move must happen ASAP Upcoming UCL games must be won Are Zabarnyi comparisons way too early for Mykhavko? Five at the back and anti football is the way forward given new realities? UPL Oleksandriya still trundling on near the top   Big game this weekend v Polissya Kryvbas on their way back? Zorya doing not bad under Mladen More player contract issues though...  The 'Lviv' Derbies Makysmov is back at Vorskla  Ukrainian Cup run through  National Team and Boys abroad Georgia and Czechia review Mudryk much improved this season all round Does motivation improve for players knowing their positions are under threat? Geo and Albania next WCQ system outlined... Listen to the above and MUCH, MUCH MORE in our latest episode! ********************************************** Want to help the families of fallen ultras cope through the first difficult months without their husbands, partners, fathers, brothers and sons? More Info & ways to donate here: standsofheroes.com ************************************************ Please subscribe to Ukraine + Football on your favoured podcast provider and leave a review if you are able to! You can also RATE us on Apple Podcasts & NOW Spotify - please give us 5 stars if you are able to! We are also now on YOUTUBE - for vlogs and live streams please subscribe here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyiNMhP18iGwwov5FkcMY7Q Please email any questions, feedback or ideas to: ukraineplusfootball@gmail.com

Adam, Andrew and Rey return to mull over a very depressing month of Ukrainian football. Are such results and performances the new normal? What's the solution? Is it simply just acceptance? This week, regular football travel companion Michael Jaworskyj joins the guys to offer his takes on some of the rather underwhelming performances he's seen on TV and live in the flesh. Mike has recently co-launched a new football podcast of his own called Futbol Kultura which focuses on football culture in the wider Eastern European space. The guys chat: EUROPE Dynamo's poor start and defensive problems What is being dead on their feet down to?  The inability to adapt to differences between weakness of UPL and that of Europa   Predictability Is Vanat the CF Dynamo truly need in European competition? Shakhtar with their own issues at both sides of the pitch...  Zero in attack, inconsistent in defence Are Pusic’s days numbered? Pusic's dislike of statistics Bad recruitment?  UPL Oleksandriya continuing their unbeaten start Hutsulyak, Nazarenko - the new wave Yarmolenko and Konoplyanka Shakhtar way off Dynamo already… Kryvbas - are they one season wonders? Obolon and their new manager Persha and Druha recap too  THE NATIONAL TEAM Ukraine… Opponents are high flying Georgia and Czechia (both at home – Poznan and Wroclaw) Sydorchuk and Yarmolenko left out Is it the right decision? Is Yarmo's influence in dressing room that essential? So many injuries... Will new leaders stand up and ask to be counted? How will Rebrov approach these matches? Preparing for WCQ or the NL at hand? Listen to the above and MUCH, MUCH MORE in our latest episode! ********************************************** Want to help the families of fallen ultras cope through the first difficult months without their husbands, partners, fathers, brothers and sons? More Info & ways to donate here: standsofheroes.com ************************************************ Please subscribe to Ukraine + Football on your favoured podcast provider and leave a review if you are able to! You can also RATE us on Apple Podcasts & NOW Spotify - please give us 5 stars if you are able to! We are also now on YOUTUBE - for vlogs and live streams please subscribe here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyiNMhP18iGwwov5FkcMY7Q Please email any questions, feedback or ideas to: ukraineplusfootball@gmail.com

Adam, Andrew and Rey mull over the recent happenings in Ukrainian football. They analyse the opening few match days of the new UPL season, look ahead to new UEFA competitions formats and try to gauge expectations going into Rebrov's first Nations League campaign in charge! This week, legendary commentator Dmytro Dzhulai joins the trio to provide some positive insight on his beloved Dynamo and the national team structure from top to toe! Join our predictor league here www.gra.football with the code: 9fsn6s The guys chat: UCL/UEL The UEFA competition draws! How will both do in their respective "League phases"? How will the annual winter break impact the January European fixtures? UPL Oleksandriya – TOP of the UPL after 4 games?!  Nazarenko leading scoring charts with Polissya! The future is - Rukh! Obolon ROCK bottom! Kolos not doing well at all under Pozdeyev...  NATIONAL TEAM Squad not much different from Euros Why are Stepanenko, Sydorchuk, Yarmolenko still being called up? Kabayev's first call up How will Ukraine do v Albania and Czechia? Adidas kit delays Listen to the above and MUCH, MUCH MORE in our latest episode! ********************************************** Want to help the families of fallen ultras cope through the first difficult months without their husbands, partners, fathers, brothers and sons? More Info & ways to donate here: standsofheroes.com ************************************************ Please subscribe to Ukraine + Football on your favoured podcast provider and leave a review if you are able to! You can also RATE us on Apple Podcasts & NOW Spotify - please give us 5 stars if you are able to! We are also now on YOUTUBE - for vlogs and live streams please subscribe here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyiNMhP18iGwwov5FkcMY7Q Please email any questions, feedback or ideas to: ukraineplusfootball@gmail.com

Adam, Andrew and Rey have rested up over the past month to bring you a packed new episode dedicated to the start of the new UPL season! Football never truly ends EVER so there's plenty to discuss from the U19 Euros, Olympics, clubs' demise, transfers and team breakdowns! Join our predictor league here www.gra.football with the code: 9fsn6s The guys chat: The Top The end of Dnipro-1 and good riddance? Waste of a European spot... Dynamo on the rise?! Was it just Partizan or is there a change in the air? Rangers in the UCL Shakhtar - All orange start to the season! Kryvbas in UEL action against Viktoria Plzen Repeat of a top 3? Polissya already OUT of conference league and all new everything Rukh and Krasnopir  Mid Table LNZ and their ex Barcelona manager Kolos' defensive liabilities outweighing new signings upfield? Zorya not making same mistakes after terrible start last season Vorskla's kit controversy with Sporting  Old dogs at Oleksandriya and Rotan's undivided attention Relegation   Veres - Stepanyuk's homecoming Obolon - can they stay up again? The New Boys: Inhulets have Vasyl Kobin in charge Karpaty and Rey's love in with Lupashko Liviy Bereh's debut UPL promotion on short notice   Miscellaneous in Europe Dovbyk is a Giallorossi Yaremchuk's move to Athens (Piraeus) Batahov on verge of Trabzonspor U19 squad have suitors in England and elsewhere  Listen to the above and MUCH, MUCH MORE in our latest episode! ********************************************** Want to help the families of fallen ultras cope through the first difficult months without their husbands, partners, fathers, brothers and sons? More Info & ways to donate here: standsofheroes.com ************************************************ Please subscribe to Ukraine + Football on your favoured podcast provider and leave a review if you are able to! You can also RATE us on Apple Podcasts & NOW Spotify - please give us 5 stars if you are able to! We are also now on YOUTUBE - for vlogs and live streams please subscribe here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyiNMhP18iGwwov5FkcMY7Q Please email any questions, feedback or ideas to: ukraineplusfootball@gmail.com

Adam, Andrew and Rey have had a week to cool down following Ukraine's underwhelming Euro group stage exit. They take on dissecting the disappointing showing with cool heads and discuss all the main talking points that have arisen over the past 3 weeks in Germany and beyond... The Romania game… Any explanation? Playing like individuals Wrong personnel selection? Was the Romania game detrimental to Ukraine’s exit Slovakia – rallying of the troops The Shaparenko show Belgium – 5 at the back worked well - less so in attack Same old story – cannot convert chances Svatok - impressive ahead of MLS move Two CF up front was problematic and too alien   Why did Ukraine not do well? What’s next? Rebrov out - Seriously? Nations League won’t be easy – Czechia, Georgia, Albania What lessons have been learned and what needs to change in the upcoming campaign? The rest of the summer for the NTs Olympics team – looks to be very weak – no top 5 league players going A few key domestic players not allowed either U19 Euros – the future of the side Any U21 stars to step up to the NT in autumn? Listen to the above and MUCH, MUCH MORE in our latest episode! ********************************************** Want to help the families of fallen ultras cope through the first difficult months without their husbands, partners, fathers, brothers and sons? More Info & ways to donate here: standsofheroes.com ************************************************ Please subscribe to Ukraine + Football on your favoured podcast provider and leave a review if you are able to! You can also RATE us on Apple Podcasts & NOW Spotify - please give us 5 stars if you are able to! We are also now on YOUTUBE - for vlogs and live streams please subscribe here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyiNMhP18iGwwov5FkcMY7Q Please email any questions, feedback or ideas to: ukraineplusfootball@gmail.com

Adam and Andrew bring you your comprehensive guide to the Ukraine National Team ahead of EURO 2024! Sports journalists and football commentators Vitalii Volochai and Roman Bebekh return to the pod to add the expertise and insight! Vitalii and Roman will be working for Ukraine's official broadcaster MEGOGO. Roman is also currently hosting behind the scenes shows for UAF's YT channel too and is based with the team in Germany. History, Qualification & The Manager Ukraine's fourth consecutive Euros How did they make it to Germany? Serhiy Rebrov - who is he and why is he regarded as the current best Ukrainian manager?  The Squad The official 26 man squad deep dive Viktor Tsyhankov and Artem Dovbyk's Girona tandem Giorgi Sudakov - the rising star Mykolenko's injury concerns The GK question… again Tournament Preparation 3 friendlies against Germany, Poland and Moldova Ukraine’s depth isn’t THAT great The last dance for Step and Yarmo? Romania, Slovakia and Belgium eyeball More Than Just Football Ukraine’s main mission for the tournament Fans (Ultras) and those who can’t travel for it Mood in camp from insider perspective  Expectations for the tournament Is this best Ukraine team in history? Listen to the above and MUCH, MUCH MORE in our latest episode! ********************************************** Want to help the families of fallen ultras cope through the first difficult months without their husbands, partners, fathers, brothers and sons? More Info & ways to donate here: standsofheroes.com ************************************************ Please subscribe to Ukraine + Football on your favoured podcast provider and leave a review if you are able to! You can also RATE us on Apple Podcasts & NOW Spotify - please give us 5 stars if you are able to! We are also now on YOUTUBE - for vlogs and live streams please subscribe here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyiNMhP18iGwwov5FkcMY7Q Please email any questions, feedback or ideas to: ukraineplusfootball@gmail.com

Adam, Rey and Andrew look back on the domestic 23/24 campaigns! A few shocks and surprises along the way; none more so in the final weeks of the season! They analyse the clubs that qualified for Europe for the first time, those that probably shouldn't have made it and all the ups and downs in the lower leagues too. As well as an an initial look ahead of the Euros with warm up friendlies coming up next week! In this week's episode we talk: UPL: Shakhtar winning the double and Dynamo taking silver Kryvbas - the most consistent side of the campaign? Dnipro-1's exodus begins  What was the point of them making the European spots? Polissya - Europe secured and upgrades begin Rukh - willing missing Europe force them to sell players earlier now? Mid-table grey zone - The best (or worst) of the rest? Relegation zone entertainment Metalist 1925 and Minaj go down… Survival Play Offs End of season awards PFL: Karpaty and Inhulets back in the UPL The Eastern sides ended up doing poorly in Persha Persha cut to 18 teams from next season! Druha Champions – Druzhba Myrivka – promotion a la Nyva Buzova Persha/Druha Play Offs Zbirna: EURO squad list Players in good form – Dovbyk Pichichi – Tsyhankov good too Malinovskyi back and fit U17 underwhelm in Cyprus Olympics controversy… Some big names absent like Bondarenko and Kryskiv Rukh withdrawing their players? Listen to the above and MUCH, MUCH MORE in our latest episode! ********************************************** Want to help the families of fallen ultras cope through the first difficult months without their husbands, partners, fathers, brothers and sons? More Info & ways to donate here: standsofheroes.com ************************************************ Please subscribe to Ukraine + Football on your favoured podcast provider and leave a review if you are able to! You can also RATE us on Apple Podcasts & NOW Spotify - please give us 5 stars if you are able to! We are also now on YOUTUBE - for vlogs and live streams please subscribe here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyiNMhP18iGwwov5FkcMY7Q Please email any questions, feedback or ideas to: ukraineplusfootball@gmail.com

Adam, Rey and Andrew round up the recent domestic club action across Ukraine. They're here build you up for the "home straight" of the UPL as the league title chase becomes a 2 horse race; Kryvbas' wonder season looks to be ending with a medal whilst there's a whole load of problems down at the very bottom of the table! Plus the first BIG injury concern ahead of the Euros needs some insurance solutions... A massive thank you to this episode's sponsor WatchUPL.com  (more info below) In this week's episode we talk: The UPL The classic title challengers: Shakhtar v Dynamo & their unbeaten runs Brazilians integrating nicely All coming down to the Clasichne next week! The Phenomenon of Yuriy Vernydub Kryvbas - the quintessential Vernydub team Bronze can be wrapped up on the weekend  Rukh's advantage in the race top 4 Why have Kolos changed managers Metalist 1925 in serious trouble Surely Minaj won't somehow survive again?  Zbirna Watch: Mykolenko's ankle injury is bad but not terrible Who could replace him (if required)? Is Courtois a threat to Lunin's starting spot before the end of the season? PFL: Karpaty are BACK in the UPL 3 way title race in Druha looks exciting More UPL reserve teams in Druha next year Why is the current and potential new format for both lower leagues problematic Listen to the above and MUCH, MUCH MORE in our latest episode! ********************************************** This episode is sponsored by WatchUPL.com WatchUPL.com is the only official place to watch the majority of UPL games in the UK, USA, and CANADA! ********************************************** Want to help the families of fallen ultras cope through the first difficult months without their husbands, partners, fathers, brothers and sons? More Info & ways to donate here: standsofheroes.com ************************************************ Please subscribe to Ukraine + Football on your favoured podcast provider and leave a review if you are able to! You can also RATE us on Apple Podcasts & NOW Spotify - please give us 5 stars if you are able to! We are also now on YOUTUBE - for vlogs and live streams please subscribe here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyiNMhP18iGwwov5FkcMY7Q Please email any questions, feedback or ideas to: ukraineplusfootball@gmail.com

МИ НА ЄВРО! Rey and Andrew sit down to digest the international break and look ahead to what will be an action packed summer of football - from the business ends of the domestic league and cup comps to the big tournaments in Germany and France! A massive thank you to this episode's sponsor WatchUPL.com  (more info below) In this week's episode we talk: Euros – Ukraine have made it Bosnia and Iceland debrief Sudakov – Iniestenko Lunin - the new number 1 Brazkho - Goodbye Sydorchuk? 23 man squads official with 26 man squads being considered by UEFA Who will be in that squad? Any wildcards expected? Does Yarmolyuk have a claim to get a late first ever call up? Belgium, Romania, Slovakia – what should Ukraine be aiming for? Friendlies in June – Germany, Poland and Moldova More success for the Zbirna Vertical U21 continue their 100% record under Melgosa U19 also qualify for Euros 3/3 wins in Elite round Krevsun and Ponomarenko star! Baumann UPD Olympic U23 side lost to Japan but not to fear (just yet) Domestic run ins Yarmolenko is back – 104 goals now in UPL (5th all time) Will he break 124 record of Shatskikh? Shakhtar v Dynamo for the title it seems Polissya are in free fall – what is going on there? The Cup semi finals this week! Metalist 1925 – 4/5 losses and a draw under Skrypnyk?! Karpaty and Inhulets seem like shoe-ins for the top 2 spots in Persha Bukovyna attracting crowds following the new big money news  Super exciting promotion battle in Druha Listen to the above and MUCH, MUCH MORE in our latest episode! ********************************************** This episode is sponsored by WatchUPL.com WatchUPL.com is the only official place to watch the majority of UPL games in the UK, USA, and CANADA! ********************************************** Want to help the families of fallen ultras cope through the first difficult months without their husbands, partners, fathers, brothers and sons? More Info & ways to donate here: standsofheroes.com ************************************************ Please subscribe to Ukraine + Football on your favoured podcast provider and leave a review if you are able to! You can also RATE us on Apple Podcasts & NOW Spotify - please give us 5 stars if you are able to! We are also now on YOUTUBE - for vlogs and live streams please subscribe here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyiNMhP18iGwwov5FkcMY7Q Please email any questions, feedback or ideas to: ukraineplusfootball@gmail.com

Zdravo! Andrew and Adam are with you to provide a comprehensive (as can be) preview to the upcoming crucial international break! Ukraine face Bosnia in a Euro 2024 Q Play Off Semi Final in Zenica on Thursday so who better than friend of the pod - Bosnian sports journalist Haris Mrkonja – who works for broadcaster N1 to join us to talk about it all from BOTH sides of pitch! A massive thank you to this episode's sponsor WatchUPL.com  (more info below) In this week's episode we talk: Ukraine dissected Ukraine squad – who’s in it / who isn’t? Injury concerns – Stepanenko and Tsyhankov.. Form of other players? Some good, others worrying, unknown? Lunin or Trubin? Marbella training camp latest How will Ukraine set up – the usual formation? The Bosnia Perspective What's the feeling in Bosnia ahead of this game? Savo Milosevic – What kind of manager is he? What can Ukraine expect – stylistically Key players to watch What form are Dzeko and Pjanic in? 4 russian based players in the squad - why? and why have Bosnians chosen to move there? Atmosphere at sold out Zenica – Bilino Polje General problems with Bosnian association atm and its impact on the team? The future? The Zbirna Vertical U17’s make the Euros! U19’s with Kristian Shevchenko included get underway this week! U21’s - how will they cope with no Brazhko or Vanat? U23’s – A friendly in Japan Listen to the above and MUCH, MUCH MORE in our latest episode! ********************************************** This episode is sponsored by WatchUPL.com WatchUPL.com is the only official place to watch the majority of UPL games in the UK, USA, and CANADA!   There’s no better place to watch LNZ v Minaj this upcoming weekend or 7 of the 8 UPL games coming up in MD 22 after the international break! ********************************************** Want to help the families of fallen ultras cope through the first difficult months without their husbands, partners, fathers, brothers and sons? More Info & ways to donate here: standsofheroes.com ************************************************ Please subscribe to Ukraine + Football on your favoured podcast provider and leave a review if you are able to! You can also RATE us on Apple Podcasts & NOW Spotify - please give us 5 stars if you are able to! We are also now on YOUTUBE - for vlogs and live streams please subscribe here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyiNMhP18iGwwov5FkcMY7Q Please email any questions, feedback or ideas to: ukraineplusfootball@gmail.com

Adam, Andrew and Rey reconvene for the resumption of the 23/24 UPL season!  The business end of the campaign is underway! With no more teams in Europe and the transfer window winding down focus  turns towards cup finals, medal races, relegations, promotions and national team tournaments!  This week, they also welcome special guest Gerry Luczka – a former scout at Manchester United and current youth scout at the English FA to share some insight on the talents of Ukrainian descent that are in the ranks of some of England’s biggest academies and how some newly arrived Ukrainian youngsters are getting along too. The guys talk: Au revoir Europa Shakhtar's European Exit The harsh reality of the coefficient's table decline Shevchenko's first month in charge The UPL TV deal Kateryna Monzul and lie detector tests Scouting across Europe for youth talent Adidas kit deal? The UPL's resumption Is Dulub the man to progress LNZ and their new signings? Kryvbas continue as they left off Dnipro-1's shock hiccup against winless Minaj Are Veres also nailed on for relegation? Kolos getting into the groove with their UPL pedigree The Harmash comeback - how did it go down? Dynamo's 100% record under SaSho  Makouana out for the season for Polissya A very UPL scandal following Oleksandriya's 0-0 draw with Shakhtar   The National Team vertical and UAF scouting in the UK Domestic players NT camp in Marbella Bezus on fire Anyone else on radar? Brazhko, Yarmoliuk? Gerry Luczka provides insight on: Zachary Baumann Kristian Shevchenko Anton Dudik Man City opening doors to Ukrainian youth prospects Listen to the above and MUCH, MUCH MORE in our latest episode! ********************************************** Want to help the families of fallen ultras cope through the first difficult months without their husbands, partners, fathers, brothers and sons? More Info & ways to donate here: standsofheroes.com ************************************************ Please subscribe to Ukraine + Football on your favoured podcast provider and leave a review if you are able to! You can also RATE us on Apple Podcasts & NOW Spotify - please give us 5 stars if you are able to! We are also now on YOUTUBE - for vlogs and live streams please subscribe here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyiNMhP18iGwwov5FkcMY7Q Please email any questions, feedback or ideas to: ukraineplusfootball@gmail.com

Andrew and Rey are here for the first U+F episode of 2024! The winter break is officially underway for all Ukrainian sides and the transfer window will be opening shortly too. So the team come together one last time in this calendar year to discuss the final big headlines before the new year! Joining us for this transfer window special is the CEO of Phenomen Sports Yaroslav Kondratyuk – whose company provides legal and consultancy solutions for professional sportsmen and others in the industry. Their clients include Yuriy Vernydub and Yehor Tverdohlib at Kryvbas, Denys Balan and Yevhen Shevchenko at Veres, Taras Moroz at Obolon and many more across Ukrainian football. The guys talk: PHENOMEN SPORTS Yaroslav tells us about himself and about Phenomen Sports   The anatomy of a transfer How have the recent changes in legal rules by FIFA and agent tests impacted the Ukrainian football landscape? TRANSFER BUSINESS Kryvbas ambitions - not many incomings / not lost any key players (yet) Shakhtar's BIG spending  for first time since full scale war Marseille next week Tsukanov - The next Project Mudryk? Sudakov and his 150M release clause Growing interest in Ukrainian players abroad  Polissya with the second best window after Shakhtar? LNZ incomings  Why is Dynamo struggling so much with transfers? Metalist 1925 - The Whitebit revolution is underway Is policy of freezing out players who don’t want to sign extension fair? Dnipro-1 bring Ocheretko on loan but isn't there a transfer ban? SERVANT OF THE FOOTBALL UAF Presidency – Shevchenko 9 points / 5 quick aims Hopes for his tenure Dovbyk recap - will he be fit for saturday? Lunin # 1 at Real Madrid and a new Ukrainian GK incoming too! Listen to the above and MUCH, MUCH MORE in our latest episode! ********************************************** Want to help the families of fallen ultras cope through the first difficult months without their husbands, partners, fathers, brothers and sons? More Info & ways to donate here: standsofheroes.com ************************************************ Please subscribe to Ukraine + Football on your favoured podcast provider and leave a review if you are able to! You can also RATE us on Apple Podcasts & NOW Spotify - please give us 5 stars if you are able to! We are also now on YOUTUBE - for vlogs and live streams please subscribe here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyiNMhP18iGwwov5FkcMY7Q Please email any questions, feedback or ideas to: ukraineplusfootball@gmail.com

Andrew, Adam, Rey bring you the final U+F episode of 2023! The winter break is officially underway for all Ukrainian sides and the transfer window will be opening shortly too. So the team come together one last time in this calendar year to discuss the final big headlines before the new year! With this being a Shakhtar special of sorts; European football writer for the Guardian, broadcaster most regularly heard on Talksport or the esteemed Football Ramble and author Andy Brassell joins to round off the first half of the season. Andy most recently released his book ‘We Play On!’ which documents the rise and times of Shakhtar Donetsk and how the club has survived during 10 years of exile. Featuring interviews with current and former players, managers and the hierarchy and delves deep inside of the club. It's currently available in all good book shops, both on and offline and Amazon might even be able to get it to you in time for Christmas! The guys talk: Shakhtar's European Campaign Was Shakhtar’s UCL season better than last year? Sikan - the star of their group stage? Will Sudakov leave in January? Marseille up next in the UEL Is the new 24/25 UCL format actually beneficial for SD? The Miners in Japan & possible Saudi partnership? Stepanenko's future We Play On! - Andy on his new book! UAF & UPL Shevchenko and the UAF Presidency? Shovkovskyi - the new permanent Dynamo Kyiv manager Ray Attelweld to return to Zorya? Metalist 1925 and the Whitebit Revolution Rukh's academy sprouting expensive fruits Polissya's new stadium Our Boys in Europe Zabarnyi and Bournemouth in form and on the rise Trubin v Lunin for the Ukraine # 1 jersey - a welcome dilemma for Rebrov? Girona remain top as Dovbyk clears 10 goals!   Listen to the above and MUCH, MUCH MORE in our latest episode! ********************************************** Want to help the families of fallen ultras cope through the first difficult months without their husbands, partners, fathers, brothers and sons? More Info & ways to donate here: standsofheroes.com ************************************************ Please subscribe to Ukraine + Football on your favoured podcast provider and leave a review if you are able to! You can also RATE us on Apple Podcasts & NOW Spotify - please give us 5 stars if you are able to! We are also now on YOUTUBE - for vlogs and live streams please subscribe here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyiNMhP18iGwwov5FkcMY7Q Please email any questions, feedback or ideas to: ukraineplusfootball@gmail.com