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Metalist Kharkiv over Sampdoria!!!
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Metalist Kharkiv continues its great run in the UEFA Cup with 1-0 victory over Sampdoria. In his first official appearance for the Zhovto-Syni Ukraine U21 Denys Oliynyk scored two minutes into added time before the break to give the visitors the 1-0 lead. After Jajá’s effort near the mid-point of the half was saved by [...]
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Shakhtar: We need our fans’ support
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The long winter break is nearing completion but this week Dynamo, Metalist Kharkiv and Shakhtar Donetsk return with UEFA Cup matches.
On Thursday, Tottenham will face Shakhtar at RSK Olympiyskiy and Ukraine international Volodymyr Yezerskiy is confident but knows strong fan support is a must:
Returning to training he emphasized the clubs preparation focused upon technical [...]
Category: UPL NewsUkrainian clubs build at foundation
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Ukrainian international Serhiy Kravchenko new arrival put it best when discussing playing chances with Yuri Semin’s great club:
“Young and experienced alike have equal chances of making the starting XI. The atmosphere is really creative (with Dynamo Kyiv) and competition for places in the lineup is tough.”
While Dynamo hold a commanding six point lead, Metalist Kharkiv [...]
Category: UPL NewsDeal for Brandão finally completed
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As reported last week, the deal to send Brandão from Shakhtar Donetsk to Olympique de Marseille of France’s Ligue 1 has been finalized. The terms of the agreement call for a reported €6m fee to Mircea Lucescu’s club.
Category: UPL NewsĐorđe Lazić leaves Partizan for Metalurh Donetsk
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Nikolay Kostov continues to strengthen Metalurh Donetsk for the second half of the year as he is on the verge of signing Serbian international Đorđe Lazić from FK Partizan. While the deal has yet to be formally announced, it is widely considered to be in the final stages of paper-work with the transfer cost of [...]
Category: UPL Newsbig changes at Shakhtar Donetsk
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Although Shakhtar Donetsk does not return to domestic play till February 28 when they face FC Illychivets Mariupil, manager Mircea Lucescu has been very busy.
With Lique 1 club Olympique de Marseille negotiating a deal that would send Brandão to France, they have recalled three players from on-loan. Starting with two Ukraine U21 internationals, Ruslan [...]
Category: UPL NewsMetalist Kharkiv fortifies with Argentine Walter Acevedo
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Metalist Kharkiv continues to fortify its side as it has added Argentine midfielder Walter Acevedo from San Lorenzo of the Argentine Primera División. The twenty-two year-old midfielder has represented Argentina as a U17 and U20 and comes over on a year-long loan with an option to purchase at the conclusion of that term.
This [...]
Category: UPL NewsWigan after Shakhtar Donetsk’s Mariusz Lewandowski
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Talks have begun that will see Shakhtar Donetsk veteran defender Mariusz Lewandowski move to Wigan of the English Premier League. Said to be in the £3.5m range, the Polish international has been a solidifying force with Hirnyky since 2001 and has attracted the interest of Wigan manager Steve Bruce.
Category: UPL NewsUkrainian clubs in UEFA Cup
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With the draw complete and with three Ukrainian clubs in the action it will be quite an exciting time.
Shakhtar Donetsk is set to face Tottenham Hotspur with the winner to face the victor of the CSKA Moscow – Aston Villa series. Naturally this could lead to a stunning Shaktar Donetsk – CSKA Moscow battle no-one [...]
Category: UPL NewsMetalist Kharkiv wins group
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Metalist Kharkiv incredible run in the UEFA Cup completed with a 1-0 victory over Benfica at the Estadio da Luz. While each of Benfica attacking efforts ended in failure, with six minutes remaining on the clock Ukrainian internationals handling the task with perfection. With defenders collapsing on him Marko Dević fed Oleksandr Rykun a [...]
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