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Head coach of "Minaya" Zeljko Ljubenovic denied the official information of "Ingults" that he was appointed coach of this team.

"I did not leave "Minaya". Where did the talk about my signing a contract with another club come from - I don't even want to comment," - UA-Football quotes Ljubenovic's words.

We shall remind you that earlier Ingulets announced that Ljubenovic has already signed a three-year contract.

Well-known manager and expert Vyacheslav Zakhovailo shared his impressions of the friendly match between Poland and Ukraine (3:1), which took place yesterday in Warsaw.

"What will not destroy us, it will only strengthen us... You have to know how to lose. To concede three goals from the Poles? This is a humiliation of our intelligence!

I will try without emotions.... Sergei Stanislavovich should draw conclusions. The standards are a disaster.

The 4-1-4-1 structure, in my opinion, is the most promising game for our victory. We need to find a balance in the midfield line. The position of the right back is a concern. Zhora Buschan was "past his prime" today. I have big questions to Zubkov personally: pull yourself together!

Sergey Stanislavovich! Professional statistics say that we could not lose today. But this is soccer.

The game against Germany offered us a more realistic scenario. Against Poland, we have to play differently. We have been doing that. But.... Personal mistakes brought disappointment. In terms of playing qualities our players are much better than the Poles. But the Polish national team had everything today - luck.

Glory to Ukraine! Glory to Heroes!", - wrote Zakhovailo on his page in the social network Facebook.

Milan legend Alessandro Nesta is going to take over the Serie A team.

According to Fabrizio Romano, Nesta will become the new head coach of Monza. The 48-year-old specialist and the club have reached a verbal agreement, and the only thing left to do is to sign the documents.

Nesta will replace Raffaele Palladino, who took over from Vincenzo Italiano at Fiorentina.

This will be Nesta's first experience as a head coach in Serie A. Last season he was in charge of Reggiana in Serie B, and before that he coached Perugia and Frosinone.

News from the camp of Ukraine's rival in the Euro 2024 group. Head coach of the Romanian national team Edward Iordanescu announced the official application of his team for the European Championship. The list includes the names of 26 players.

Goalkeepers: Horaciu Moldovan (Atletico, Spain), Florin Nice (Gaziantep, Turkey), Stefan Tirnovanu (Steaua).

Defenders: Andrei Raciu ("Rayo Vallecano", Spain), Vasile Mogos ("Cluj"), Andrei Burke ("Al-Uhdud", Saudi Arabia), Radu Dragusin ("Tottenham", England), Adrian Rus (Paphos, Cyprus), Ionutz Nedelciaru (Palermo, Italy), Bogdan Rakovitan (Rakuv, Italy), Nicusor Bancu (Universitatea).

Midfielders: Deyan Sorescu ("Gaziantep", Turkey), Nicolae Stanciu ("Damak", Saudi Arabia), Marius Marin ("Pisa", Italy), Alexandru Cicildău ("Konyaspor", Turkey), Răzvan Marin (Empoli, Italy), Darius Olaru, Adrian Schut, Florinel Coman (all - Steaua), Dennis Man, Valentin Miheila (both - Parma, Italy), Janis Hadji (Alaves, Spain).

Forwards: Denis Dragus ("Gaziantep", Turkey), Gheorghe Puskas ("Bari", Italy), Denis Alibek ("Al-Muaidar", Qatar), Daniel Birligia ("Cluj").

Recall, the starting match at Euro 2024 Ukraine national team will be held against Romania. This match will be held on June 17 in Munich.

Poland striker Adam Buksa commented on the victory of his team over Ukraine (3:1) in yesterday's friendly match.

"In the first half we played with a lot of pressure, but it is impossible to play so intense all the time. Therefore, there were some changes, the pattern of the game changed in accordance with the natural course of events.

Yes, the second half looked different, but we still controlled the situation. And the final result, I think, perfectly reflects the course of the match," Przegląd Sportowy quoted Buksa as saying.

Famous Ukrainian journalist Igor Linnik shared his impressions of the game of the national team of Ukraine in friendly matches with Germany (0:0) and Poland (1:3).

"The preliminary conclusion from the results of the control matches of the national team of Ukraine against the teams of Germany and Poland is as follows: the quality of the game of different combinations of their players coaching staff Serhiy Rebrov does not yet manage.

There are no two equal compositions in the national team of Ukraine!

And it's good that it appeared in the process of preparation for Euro-2024, and not in the course of the tournament - it was for the purpose of such a serious test that our coaches, I think, organized this classic personnel experiment.

We have a stable roster of 16-17 players, who will have to bear the group tournament on their shoulders, and everything that may come after it.

But it may not be - as it goes...", - wrote Linnik on his page in the social network Facebook.

Poland striker Robert Lewandowski commented on his team's victory over Ukraine (3:1) in yesterday's friendly match.

"There are a lot of good players in the Ukraine national team. And it does not matter that some of them did not play today: and without them it is a strong national team.

I think the first goal allowed us to be more relaxed and confident. But, of course, it was not without its shortcomings - there is always something to improve in your game. Especially before the Euro.

I think that the Ukraine national team started the match badly, but already in the 2nd minute of the game there was a forced break (because of the injury of the Polish striker Arkadiusz Milik - ed.). But we managed to get back into the game, created chances, hit the opponent's goal. And even in difficult situations, we controlled the ball," Lewandowski said on Polish TV after the match against Ukraine.

News from the camp of Ukraine's rival in the Euro-2024 group. Yesterday, June 7, the Romanian national team held its third and final friendly match in preparation for the European Championship (in the first sparring Romanian national team defeated the second team of domestic "Volnutari", and then played a draw, 0:0, with the national team of Bulgaria). The sparring partner of the "tricolors" was the national team of Liechtenstein.

Friendly match

ROMANIA - LICHTENSTEIN - 0:0

Romania: Moldovan, Mogos (Bancu, 58), Dragusin, Racovitan, Sorescu, Olaru (Dragus, 76), Cicildeu (Stanciu, 58), Hadji (Man, 65), Schut (Marin, 57), Puskash, Coman (Miheilă, 65).

Recall, its starting match at Euro 2024 national team of Ukraine will be held against Romania. This meeting will be held on June 17 in Munich.

Famous Italian coach Maurizio Sarri spoke about the decision in his career that he would like to change now.

"Leaving Chelsea was my biggest mistake. There was a good foundation to stay and continue working at the club. I made a big mistake at that moment.

We won the Europa League, the project was great, but unfortunately I wanted to go back to Italy," Sky Sport Italy quotes Sarri as saying.

"Leicester announced on its official website that it has extended the contract with striker Jamie Vardy. The new agreement runs until June 2025.

"I am very pleased with the achievements of last season, but there is still more to come. I'm keeping an eye on myself. I've always said that age is just a number. My legs are fine, so I'll keep playing until they tell me that day has come," Vardy said.

Last season, Vardy scored 20 goals in all competitions for Leicester. He ranks third on the club's all-time list of top scorers with 190 goals.

On Friday, June 7, the Ukrainian national team was defeated by Poland (1-3) in a friendly match in Warsaw. Here is the post-match press conference of the head coach of the Ukrainian national team, Serhiy Rebrov.

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The coaching staff of the national team of Ukraine, headed by Serhiy Rebrov, has formed the official application of the national team for the final part of Euro 2024. 26 players were named to the application.

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