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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!

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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




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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!

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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!

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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

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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!


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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!
 

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Andrew, Adam, Rey reconvene to discuss the past month in Ukrainian football! The winter break has already started for Persha and Druha and it's imminently approaching the UPL too! All the while Shakhtar are hopeful of a UCL spring, Ukraine are hopeful of a European summer whilst Ukrainians across Europe are turning it ON for their clubs!

Joining the trio to take you all through it all is special guest Vitalii Volochai. As a very experienced football commentator and pundit covering the top 5 leagues, the UPL and the National team regularly - there's no-one better to have for this episode!

The guys talk:


The UCL Round of 16 is ON?



Pusic masterclass v Antwerp


Why hasn’t UCL form been reciprocated in the UPL against title rivals?


What is better for Shakhtar & Ukraine coefficients? UCL OR UEL knockout rounds?


Zorya - the beginning of the end?




The Euros via the Play Offs



Ukraine v Italy


Bosnia then winner of Israel v Iceland at home!


Chances? Too early to tell


Candidates for March squad showing early glimpses


Kovalenko Renaissance


The Yarmolyuk rise


Yehor's chances of breaking into Rebrov midfield?




UPL / PFL



Battle for the title in UPL continues 


The longest ever UPL game


Dnipro-1 looking really good under Maksymov


What’s going on at Veres? Bankruptcy?


Obolon manager in sexism referee scandal…


Minaj winless and have a new manager…


Metalist 1925 have a new president


System change in Persha – no points halving etc



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