The Ukrainian national football team are heading to the UEFA European Championship in Germany this summer aiming to boost national morale and give war-weary Ukrainian audiences something to cheer. Head coach Serhiy Rebrov’s team claimed a berth at Euro 2024 thanks to playoff victory over Iceland in March. They will now be hoping to build […]
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Euro 2024: Ukraine face Bosnia and Herzegovina in spring play-off
Ukraine’s national football team will play Bosnia and Herzegovina in March 2024 as the country attempts to qualify for a major tournament for only the fifth time in its independent history. If Ukraine manages to overcome the Balkan nation in their Euro 2024 play-off semi-final, they will progress to a final tie against either Iceland […]
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Ukraine’s Winter Olympic bid
President Zelenskyy has declared his intention to bring the Winter Olympics to Ukraine but critics fear the country’s bid could be a financial burden and an ecological disaster
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UKRAINIAN ICON SEEKS EURO 2020 GLORY: Can Andriy Shevchenko the manager match Andriy Shevchenko the player?
Ukrainian national team coach Andriy Shevchenko has silenced his critics by leading Ukraine to next summer’s European championships in style and ending the calendar year unbeaten for the first time in the country’s footballing history. Can the former Milan and Dynamo Kyiv superstar now make his mark at Euro 2020 and prove he has what it takes to succeed as a manager at the highest level?
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LVIV TO BID FOR 2030 WINTER OLYMPICS
Lviv’s 2030 Winter Olympic bid will benefit from the city’s thriving tourism sector and will look to build on Ukraine’s successful experience of hosting major international events such as the Euro 2012 European football championship, the 2018 UEFA Champions League Final, and the 2017 Eurovision Song Contest
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Kharkiv Olymp Rugby Club claim national championship for record fifteenth time
Oleksandr Yaroslavsky’s team have dominated Ukrainian rugby for the past fifteen years
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FOOTBALL: Ukraine win the 2019 U-20 FIFA World Cup in Poland with thrilling 3-1 final victory over South Korea
Ukraine’s World Cup winning youngsters have made history in Poland by claiming the country’s most significant international football honor since gaining independence in 1991
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Yaroslavsky to build museum commemorating Kharkiv’s Euro 2012 host city experience
Kharkiv was one of four Ukrainian cities that hosted matches during the 2012 UEFA European football championship
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TV pundit: Yaroslavsky will not return to Metalist until bankruptcy issue is resolved
Future fate of Metalist Kharkiv Football Club still unclear as legal issues continue to obstruct a possible comeback
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Yaroslavsky recalls Euro 2012 with UEFA guests and wishes Kharkiv more host city fun
Ukrainian businessman Oleksandr Yaroslavsky welcomes in 2019 with New Year celebrations alongside UEFA Events SA CEO Martin Kallen