Football news

On June 7 in Warsaw, the Ukrainian national team lost to Poland in a friendly match (1-3). Midfielder Heorhii Sudakov commented on the result of the match.

"It's hard to say what the main reason for the defeat was. Probably, we lost concentration somewhere during the standards. We conceded two quick goals and then the third. After that, it's hard to recover and equalize. But we showed a decent game, although we realize that the result is important for everyone. However, we are preparing for Euro 2024 and realize that the match was a friendly. First of all, we have to prepare for the opening match with Romania.

As for the structure of our game, we cannot say that we played badly. Two corners played a key role. When you lose 0:3 in the 30th minute, it is difficult to level up.

In the first half, the Poles started to press high, and we had a lot of ball losses in simple situations. I think we needed to play more vertically. When we reorganized, we had three good opportunities in the first half. Moments began to appear when we started playing behind them. We should have added to these components right away.

Despite the recent injury, I feel almost ready. There are a few more days, then the match with Moldova. Then, I think, I will be fully ready for the match with Romania," Sudakov said.

Famous Ukrainian goalkeeper Igor Shukhovtsev assessed each of the three goals conceded by the Ukrainian national team in a friendly match with Poland (1:3).

"As for the first goal, there are a few questions about the actions of the defense. They were uncoordinated. This is first of all. Secondly, after the Poles' corner kick, Buschan made a step towards the ball, but at the last moment he did not go further, but stopped. This to some extent disoriented the defenders of the Ukrainian national team, who did not fight properly, because they thought that the goalkeeper would seize the ball or take it away from the goal. That is why they could not react properly to Valukevych, who was striking.

It is clear that at that moment the goalkeeper could have played better, if not for such a close distance. It was too difficult to react to a shot from five meters. Our team would have been lucky in this episode if the ball flew in the direction of the goalkeeper. However, it did not happen. It should be stated: the goal was caused by the inconsistency of the defenders and the goalkeeper, as well as the short distance.

As for the second goal scored by Zielinski, again I would like to refer to the inconsistency of the blue-and-yellow in the game in defense. Counting on his teammate to clear the ball after the Pole's shot, Buschan failed to react when it hit in front of him and flew into the goal. A split second before Malinovskiy wanted to play a header, but the ball only brushed him. This confused both Buschan and Bondar, who should have played the ball. Therefore, I consider it an unnecessary goal for the goalkeeper.

Speaking about the third goal conceded by the Ukraine national team, again I will return to the fact that in this game there was a misunderstanding in our defense. There can be no claims to Buschan on this goal, because Ukrainian Pole (or Polish Ukrainian) Romanchuk header shot from five meters. This is a very difficult ball for any of the goalkeepers, so I believe that there can be no attachment to the goalkeeper. Again: our team did not work properly in defense.

In the process of preparation for the continental championship should not take too much into account the results of friendly matches. After all, they exist for that purpose, so that they can identify the weaknesses and strengths in the overall team game - in particular, to check the level of conditioning of players, chemistry of playing links, to test in action different combinations and determine the readiness of certain players.

Our national team has one more friendly match with Moldova on Tuesday. There is an opportunity to once again thoroughly check the personnel potential, and after that with full concentration to meet the matches of the group tournament of the final part of Euro-2024. We all wish the Ukrainian national team successful games and results in it," Shukhovtsev said.

Ukrainian midfielder of Girona Viktor Tsygankov may change clubs in the summer transfer window.

According to L'Esportiu de Catalunya, the player's clausula is indeed 30 million euros. However, the Catalans will receive only 50% of the sale amount, because the other half of the sum will belong to Dynamo.

It is noted that Tsygankov is considering offers from other teams, but he also sees an opportunity to stay at Girona, because he is happy at this club.

In an interview with The Guardian, UAF President Andriy Shevchenko spoke about the importance of Ukraine's national team qualifying for Euro 2024 and emphasized the challenges our country faces after Russia launched a full-scale war against Ukraine.

Read completely →

Former Ukraine midfielder and well-known Dutch football official Yevhen Levchenko expressed his opinion on Dynamo midfielder Vitaliy Buyalsky.

"Buyalsky is a comic tragedy in our football. He has qualities that every coach would definitely need. On the contrary, everyone is scratching their heads as to where to put him and how to apply him correctly. Vitaliy is able to make non-standard decisions, so he deserves to be in the national team's application(the interview was conducted before the announcement of the final application for Euro 2024 - ed.) Rebrov will call up the players he needs to the national team. He listens to other people, but the final decision, of course, is his," Levchenko said.

Russian football player Jordi Thompson of Orenburg made a splash in his home country. The Chilean player almost beat his girlfriend's mother.

Jordi Thompson rented a house from his girlfriend's mother, Maria Josefa Nunez. The argument broke out when the woman came to check on her place.

When she came to the house, she found Thompson with five girls of easy virtue in bed.

An argument broke out between the football player and Maria's mother, which quickly became violent. Thompson took a swing to hit the woman, but she was saved by a man who came with her.

Thompson joined the Russian football club on loan in early 2024.

Former Arsenal goalkeeper Jens Lehmann has shared his opinion on Mikel Arteta's work at the club.

"Arteta has done a great job lifting Arsenal. But whether he is the right fit for the team at the moment ... I'm not sure. Effectiveness needs to be confirmed.

We could have been champions of the APL twice. Last year Arsenal were top of the table and missed out on the title by a month. The key moment was Saki's penalty miss against West Ham at 2-0 which led to a draw. Minus two points.

Those who hire coaches sometimes don't realize that the personality of the coach is also important. Take a look at the personality of the coach. Is he a winner or just a good person who takes you to a certain level and then it's over?"," Lehmann told The Telegraph.

At the end of the season Chornomorets has 5 players of the main squad left, journalist and commentator Viktor Vatsko said. He also noted that defender Volodymyr Saliuk is likely to leave the team.

"As far as I know, there are generally 5 players from the main squad left: Ermakov, Stogrin, Spurs, Vasilieva and Salyuk plus two more young guys.

Plus there is interest in Saliuk from several Ukrainian clubs. As far as I understand, there is a high probability that Salyuk will be sold in the summer," Vatsko said.

On June 7, the Ukrainian national team played a friendly match against Poland in Warsaw (1-3). Defender Maksym Taloverov shared his thoughts on the game.

"The beginning of the match was not good for us. The Poles capitalized on a set piece, and it became difficult for us. Despite the fact that we dominated the rest of the game, Poland played better overall. I think this is a good lesson for us. We still have time to practice our standards and take them more seriously in the future.

I can't say that in the first half we lacked any components for attack. I think we had two or three one-on-one opportunities, but we missed some very unfortunate goals. We played the game and had chances - it's not a bad result.

Of course, Robert Lewandowski is a fantastic player. It's a pleasure to play against such players, because you always improve with them. I'm very happy because it was my debut game in the starting lineup of the Ukrainian national team. It's sad, of course, when you concede three times, but that's football. We have time to fix what we did not do in the match against Poland. We will be ready in a week," Taloverov said.

English Liverpool has reduced the transfer fee for striker Luis Diaz, who is actively interested in Catalan side Barcelona, AS reports.

According to the source, the bosses of the Merseyside club decided to reduce the cost of Diaz to 75 million euros. Barcelona are interested in the player, but even this price is quite unaffordable for the Blaugranas. It is noted that Deck is personally interested in this transfer.

It should be added that this season Luis Diaz has played 51 matches and scored 13 goals.

Belgium striker Jérémy Doku commented on his national team's victory in yesterday's friendly match against Luxembourg (3-0).

"It was a classy victory. We tried to learn from our mistakes in the last friendly match (with Montenegro, 2:0 - ed.). And we clearly showed that when we clearly follow the coach's instructions, we can show a great game. We are very happy that today we managed to do it.

Montenegro and Luxembourg are teams that play with a low block. It was important to play against them, because our group rivals at Euro 2024 (Ukraine, Romania, Slovakia) play in a similar manner, and we will face similar difficulties. Therefore, two such friendlies were a good, useful test for us, and we showed that we know how to find space and create chances.

We are progressing with every match. But there is always something to improve, and now we are determined to do just that. In general, of course, all of us can't wait to start playing at the Euros - we are literally counting the days until our first match there," Doku said on the air of Belgian broadcaster RTBF.

Translation and stylistic adaptation - Dynamo.kiev.ua, when using the material hyperlink is mandatory!

Ukrainian striker of Belgian "Brugge" Roman Yaremchuk, who spent the season-2023/24 on loan at Spanish "Valencia", told about how he sees his nearest future.

"I still want to play for Brugge. I watched all the matches of this team in the completed season and I still communicate with its players. Yes, a lot happened after the transition to Brugge, I had a hard time, but it made me stronger.

In fact, I was never given a chance at Brugge, and last summer I was simply kicked out of there," FootNews quoted Yaremchuk as saying.

Earlier it was reported that Turkish Trabzonspor allegedly agreed a personal contract with Yaremchuk and is now negotiating a transfer with Brugge.