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• 89: SEASON FINALE - THE CURTAIN CLOSER 29.05.2025 57นาที

  Adam, Rey, Andrew & Michael reconvene to close out a memorable 24/25 domestic campaign! There's lots to discuss ahead of what is expected to be a very busy summer!RELEGATIONObolon survive - Is Shyshchenko one of the managers of the season?Inhulets down but with a fightVorskla have serious problemsLNZ... reboot in the summerMID TABLERenaissance under Kostyshyn  Veres on the beach for the past monthZorya and Bartulovic impressiveRukh... what does the future hold?MANAGERIAL MERRY GO ROUNDRotan at PolissyaVernydub leaves KryvbasKarpaty buckle Europe but look good value HISTORIC MEDALSTuran in at bronze ShakhtarOleksandriya sweep home silver for the first timeDynamo and their third starA busy summer ahead for ingoings and outgoingsINTERNATIONAL SUMMER O’ Canada – upcoming friendliesLots of fresh names in the squadJust one CF?U21 Euros in Slovakia tooListen to the above and MUCH, MUCH MORE in our latest episode!**********************************************Want to help the families of fallen ultras cope through the first difficult months without their husbands, partners, fathers, brothers and sons?More Info & ways to donate here: standsofheroes.com************************************************Please subscribe to Ukraine + Football on your favoured podcast provider and leave a review if you are able to!You can also RATE us on Apple Podcasts & NOW Spotify - please give us 5 stars if you are able to!We are also now on YOUTUBE - for vlogs and live streams please subscribe here:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyiNMhP18iGwwov5FkcMY7QPlease email any questions, feedback or ideas to:ukraineplusfootball@gmail.com
• 88: DONE & DUSTED? Spats, Stadia & Seasons 16.04.2025 1ชม. 8นาที

  Adam, Rey, Andrew & Michael are here to chat about the return of Spring football in Ukraine. 4 and a bit matchday's into the second half of the season and so much has gone down so far. The transfer window has just closed too. Topics to chat about aplenty.THE LEAGUE:The Relegation race – the most exciting part of the table at this stageLNZ – disappointment of the season?Kryvbas and the problems of playing and living in Kryvyi RihAndriy Mykolayovych Yarmolenko gateTHE CUP:Bukovyna through to semi finalsHowever… they will NOT be able to play their match in ChernivtsiIs this fair?Proposed Ukrainian Cup changes INTERNATIONAL PROBLEMS:The less said about Belgium the better...A fallow summer ahead of our national teams despite U21 Euros and Canadian Shield New Stepanov controversy has turned into Wars of the Bloggers?Listen to the above and MUCH, MUCH MORE in our latest episode!**********************************************Want to help the families of fallen ultras cope through the first difficult months without their husbands, partners, fathers, brothers and sons?More Info & ways to donate here: standsofheroes.com************************************************Please subscribe to Ukraine + Football on your favoured podcast provider and leave a review if you are able to!You can also RATE us on Apple Podcasts & NOW Spotify - please give us 5 stars if you are able to!We are also now on YOUTUBE - for vlogs and live streams please subscribe here:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyiNMhP18iGwwov5FkcMY7QPlease email any questions, feedback or ideas to:ukraineplusfootball@gmail.com
• 87: SPRING FORTUNES & PROBLEMS 12.03.2025 1ชม. 21นาที

  Adam, Rey, Andrew & Michael are here to chat about the return of Spring football in Ukraine. 4 and a bit matchday's into the second half of the season and so much has gone down so far. The transfer window has just closed too. Topics to chat about aplenty.THE UPL IS BACK:Veres rebirth – revelation of 2025 thus far!Polissya - is Ashur the right guy?Will Mr Kolos save Kolos?LNZ under Hryhorchuk – Jewison and Makouna in – other wingers strugglingKryvbas fall off Liviy Bereh are the  succesful Kolos of old?! Is the UPL TOO big? Do we need 16 teams?Or do we need to return to a 12 / 10 team league? Persha / Druha liha format need changing to accommodate this?*Here's the explainer vid on Argentina's football system*THE TWO HORSE RACE?Dynamo contract extensions - Deja vu?Is their title charge falling at the way side?Shakhtar have fallen off despite over €30M spentNazaryna renaissance Oleksandriya are the most consistent side in the UPL this seasonCan they somehow take gold? Surely not INTERNATIONAL BREAK COMING UPUkraine v Belgium – build upNotable omissionsIs there a GK dilemma? Yarmolenko recalled5 at the back the likely setup?NO Brazhko-ishU21 to train with senior side before foreign players arriveExpectations for these two games? Prepare for WCQ or aim for League A?Listen to the above and MUCH, MUCH MORE in our latest episode!**********************************************Want to help the families of fallen ultras cope through the first difficult months without their husbands, partners, fathers, brothers and sons?More Info & ways to donate here: standsofheroes.com************************************************Please subscribe to Ukraine + Football on your favoured podcast provider and leave a review if you are able to!You can also RATE us on Apple Podcasts & NOW Spotify - please give us 5 stars if you are able to!We are also now on YOUTUBE - for vlogs and live streams please subscribe here:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyiNMhP18iGwwov5FkcMY7QPlease email any questions, feedback or ideas to:ukraineplusfootball@gmail.com
• 86: THE WINDOW THAT WAS AND... WASN'T 09.02.2025 59นาที

  Adam, Rey, Andrew & Michael sit down to analyse the transfer window thus far. It's closed in Western Europe but remains open in Ukraine, Turkey, MLS and elsewhere. All the moves that have occurred and the ones that didn't materialise are all on the agenda this episode!The 'BIG TWO' windows:Brazhko to Wolves... full dissection Deja Vu all over again?Nazar Voloshyn interestDyachuk's Real Zaragoza loan derailed late onShaparenko stays again...Turkey get their Shakhtar targetsKaua Elias from Fluminense INDiego Arroyo from Bolivia tooHave Ukrainian clubs accepted the new realities yet???Is rejecting these moves a la Brazhko wise?THE OTHERS:Kalyuzhnyi off to Metalist 1925 in the summer Kryvbas making sales to Libya?Karpaty with big incomingsPolissya sack their Vice PresidentSmolyakov leaves, Nazarenko stays putInhulets' stadium updateTHE BOYS OUT WEST:Synchuk to Montreal - for 4.5M?!Zinchenko stays put for nowMaxi Talovyerov in Devon - The Plymouth AlureListen to the above and MUCH, MUCH MORE in our latest episode!**********************************************Want to help the families of fallen ultras cope through the first difficult months without their husbands, partners, fathers, brothers and sons?More Info & ways to donate here: standsofheroes.com************************************************Please subscribe to Ukraine + Football on your favoured podcast provider and leave a review if you are able to!You can also RATE us on Apple Podcasts & NOW Spotify - please give us 5 stars if you are able to!We are also now on YOUTUBE - for vlogs and live streams please subscribe here:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyiNMhP18iGwwov5FkcMY7QPlease email any questions, feedback or ideas to:ukraineplusfootball@gmail.com
• 85: WINDOW OPEN, TIDES CHANGING? 21.01.2025 1ชม. 11นาที

  Adam, Rey, Andrew & Michael start off 2025 with a new episode rounding off recent transfer news and expectations for the upcoming year!The full group reconvene to discuss:THE EUROPEAN HOPEFULSThe Krupskyi saga has come to an end (sort of)Power shift change for Shakhtar - have they lost their pull?How do Metalist 1925 have the power to do this?New CF neededKelsy and Sikan on way outDynamo's trialists and exits – Shep and AndriyevskyiWinter training camps Any expectations from either in Europe? THE LVIV MERGER, POLISSYA SURGE & LNZ RENAISSANCERukh & Karpaty - What is going on?4 big signings for Kapraty from RukhPolissya & the Makouana passport scandal Fun window so far though - Batista looks exciting Kalyuzhnyi has Plymouth interest?Hryhorchuk in LNZ hot seat - Can he succeed now he has 'perfect' conditions as manager?What's with the UPL's new Balkan transfer vector?Are new agencies entering the Ukrainian market? Have ProStar got competition?COWS AND COMEBACKSWhat have Cow Cells got to do with Mudryk?Tsyhankov back from injuryDovbyk back scoringEven Yaremchuk amongst itSpain for Ukraine's home game?Listen to the above and MUCH, MUCH MORE in our latest episode!**********************************************Want to help the families of fallen ultras cope through the first difficult months without their husbands, partners, fathers, brothers and sons?More Info & ways to donate here: standsofheroes.com************************************************Please subscribe to Ukraine + Football on your favoured podcast provider and leave a review if you are able to!You can also RATE us on Apple Podcasts & NOW Spotify - please give us 5 stars if you are able to!We are also now on YOUTUBE - for vlogs and live streams please subscribe here:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyiNMhP18iGwwov5FkcMY7QPlease email any questions, feedback or ideas to:ukraineplusfootball@gmail.com
• 84: ENDING THE YEAR ON ICE... 20.12.2024 58นาที

  Andrew & Michael Jaworskyj  were expecting to round off the year and the start of the winter break in slightly more low key fashion until this week's news came along...The pair talk:MUDRYK POSITIVE DOPING TEST What we knowWhat is Meldonium?Sabotage accusationsLie detectorsChelsea, Maresca and Mudryk on the case thus farUnprecedented times?Mudryk's timeline since joining ChelseaUKRAINE IN 2025Ukraine WCQ drawFrance/Croatia + Iceland + Azerbaijan Without Mudryk potentially - how does Rebrov adapt?LW options? Is a 5-3-2 permanent switch up viable?Zabarnyi's sensational formEUROPEAN DESPAIR & UPL DISCUSSIONUCL/UEL Disasters…How can any big price tags really be justified right now if performances in Europe are so damn awful?Pusic to stay because who else realistically is there?Hryhorchuk - Carrasco's successor at LNZChornomorets – transfer ban for outstanding debtsVorskla clear outKrupskyi to MLS latest…Listen to the above and MUCH, MUCH MORE in our latest episode!**********************************************Want to help the families of fallen ultras cope through the first difficult months without their husbands, partners, fathers, brothers and sons?More Info & ways to donate here: standsofheroes.com************************************************Please subscribe to Ukraine + Football on your favoured podcast provider and leave a review if you are able to!You can also RATE us on Apple Podcasts & NOW Spotify - please give us 5 stars if you are able to!We are also now on YOUTUBE - for vlogs and live streams please subscribe here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyiNMhP18iGwwov5FkcMY7QPlease email any questions, feedback or ideas to:ukraineplusfootball@gmail.com
• 83: UPS & DOWNS AS THE FROST ARRIVES w/ Mike Jaworskyj 05.12.2024 1ชม. 3นาที

  Adam, Andrew, Rey and Mike are here to chat away about the past month's developments in Ukrainian football as Shakhtar allow leads to slip, Dynamo going pointless and Rebrov's National Team making the Play Offs.Michael Jaworskyj is a co-host of new football podcast Futbol Kultura which focuses on football culture in the wider Eastern European space.The guys focus:UKRAINE NT Zbrina - the year that was 2024Is it really one of the worst all round in recent memory?Out with the old, in with the new Belgium again ole oleStepanov focus after Leverkusen UCL debutDFB are lurking tooEUROPEIs it time for Pusic out?He himself was questioning his future in the Dutch pressLosing to PSV in such a manner...Chances of KO rounds seem unlikely?Dynamo in Europe - just not good enoughDo both sides need to drop into competition below?Shaparenko giving Tsyhankov vibes of his last 18 months?REST OF THE UPLPolissya without a win in 7 UPL gamesKryvbas on the chargeLNZ 3 losses in a row - Carrasco exit imminent?Inhulets no longer the last winless side after beating Vorskla.. what is going on there?Krupskyi to MLS rumours – would that be a good move all round? - A big debate!Listen to the above and MUCH, MUCH MORE in our latest episode!**********************************************Want to help the families of fallen ultras cope through the first difficult months without their husbands, partners, fathers, brothers and sons?More Info & ways to donate here: standsofheroes.com************************************************Please subscribe to Ukraine + Football on your favoured podcast provider and leave a review if you are able to!You can also RATE us on Apple Podcasts & NOW Spotify - please give us 5 stars if you are able to!We are also now on YOUTUBE - for vlogs and live streams please subscribe here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyiNMhP18iGwwov5FkcMY7QPlease email any questions, feedback or ideas to:ukraineplusfootball@gmail.com
• 82: TRICKY RESULTS & ROTATIONAL TREATS w/ Mike Jaworskyj 31.10.2024 1ชม. 6นาที

  Adam, Andrew and Rey reconvene to discuss the recent big fixtures in Ukrainian club football's busy calendar! The Klasychne, The Cup's Round of 16 and improved European performances are all on the agenda! Michael Jaworskyj returns for a B2B appearance to add some analysis on the derby, some of the under represented UPL sides and the National Team. Mike is a co-host of new football podcast Futbol Kultura which focuses on football culture in the wider Eastern European space.The guys chat:Ballon D’or  Dovbyk's achievement of making the top 30 shortlistKlasychneWas Dynamo's resting of players in Europe justified in hindsight post Clasico?Dynamo's expanding injury list Bilovar linked with Cardiff and Viktoria Plzen?Shakhtar - the better side but undone by a silly red Riznyk showing good signs in EuropeBrazilians – are any of them any good?Sudakov - a move must happen ASAPUpcoming UCL games must be wonAre Zabarnyi comparisons way too early for Mykhavko?Five at the back and anti football is the way forward given new realities?UPLOleksandriya still trundling on near the top Big game this weekend v PolissyaKryvbas on their way back?Zorya doing not bad under MladenMore player contract issues though... The 'Lviv' DerbiesMakysmov is back at Vorskla Ukrainian Cup run through National Team and Boys abroadGeorgia and Czechia reviewMudryk much improved this season all roundDoes motivation improve for players knowing their positions are under threat?Geo and Albania nextWCQ system outlined...Listen to the above and MUCH, MUCH MORE in our latest episode!**********************************************Want to help the families of fallen ultras cope through the first difficult months without their husbands, partners, fathers, brothers and sons?More Info & ways to donate here: standsofheroes.com************************************************Please subscribe to Ukraine + Football on your favoured podcast provider and leave a review if you are able to!You can also RATE us on Apple Podcasts & NOW Spotify - please give us 5 stars if you are able to!We are also now on YOUTUBE - for vlogs and live streams please subscribe here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyiNMhP18iGwwov5FkcMY7QPlease email any questions, feedback or ideas to:ukraineplusfootball@gmail.com
• 81: COMING TO TERMS WITH REALITY w/ Mike Jaworskyj 04.10.2024 1ชม. 9นาที

  Adam, Andrew and Rey return to mull over a very depressing month of Ukrainian football. Are such results and performances the new normal? What's the solution? Is it simply just acceptance?This week, regular football travel companion Michael Jaworskyj joins the guys to offer his takes on some of the rather underwhelming performances he's seen on TV and live in the flesh. Mike has recently co-launched a new football podcast of his own called Futbol Kultura which focuses on football culture in the wider Eastern European space.The guys chat:EUROPE Dynamo's poor start and defensive problemsWhat is being dead on their feet down to? The inability to adapt to differences between weakness of UPL and that of Europa PredictabilityIs Vanat the CF Dynamo truly need in European competition?Shakhtar with their own issues at both sides of the pitch... Zero in attack, inconsistent in defenceAre Pusic’s days numbered?Pusic's dislike of statisticsBad recruitment? UPLOleksandriya continuing their unbeaten startHutsulyak, Nazarenko - the new wave Yarmolenko and KonoplyankaShakhtar way off Dynamo already…Kryvbas - are they one season wonders?Obolon and their new managerPersha and Druha recap too THE NATIONAL TEAMUkraine…Opponents are high flying Georgia and Czechia (both at home – Poznan and Wroclaw)Sydorchuk and Yarmolenko left outIs it the right decision?Is Yarmo's influence in dressing room that essential?So many injuries...Will new leaders stand up and ask to be counted?How will Rebrov approach these matches?Preparing for WCQ or the NL at hand?Listen to the above and MUCH, MUCH MORE in our latest episode!**********************************************Want to help the families of fallen ultras cope through the first difficult months without their husbands, partners, fathers, brothers and sons?More Info & ways to donate here: standsofheroes.com************************************************Please subscribe to Ukraine + Football on your favoured podcast provider and leave a review if you are able to!You can also RATE us on Apple Podcasts & NOW Spotify - please give us 5 stars if you are able to!We are also now on YOUTUBE - for vlogs and live streams please subscribe here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyiNMhP18iGwwov5FkcMY7QPlease email any questions, feedback or ideas to:ukraineplusfootball@gmail.com
• 80: AN AUTUMN INTO THE UNKNOWN w/ Dmytro Dzhulai 02.09.2024 1ชม. 8นาที

  Adam, Andrew and Rey mull over the recent happenings in Ukrainian football. They analyse the opening few match days of the new UPL season, look ahead to new UEFA competitions formats and try to gauge expectations going into Rebrov's first Nations League campaign in charge!This week, legendary commentator Dmytro Dzhulai joins the trio to provide some positive insight on his beloved Dynamo and the national team structure from top to toe!Join our predictor league here www.gra.football with the code: 9fsn6sThe guys chat:UCL/UELThe UEFA competition draws!How will both do in their respective "League phases"?How will the annual winter break impact the January European fixtures?UPLOleksandriya – TOP of the UPL after 4 games?! Nazarenko leading scoring charts with Polissya!The future is - Rukh!Obolon ROCK bottom!Kolos not doing well at all under Pozdeyev... NATIONAL TEAMSquad not much different from EurosWhy are Stepanenko, Sydorchuk, Yarmolenko still being called up?Kabayev's first call upHow will Ukraine do v Albania and Czechia?Adidas kit delaysListen to the above and MUCH, MUCH MORE in our latest episode!**********************************************Want to help the families of fallen ultras cope through the first difficult months without their husbands, partners, fathers, brothers and sons?More Info & ways to donate here: standsofheroes.com************************************************Please subscribe to Ukraine + Football on your favoured podcast provider and leave a review if you are able to!You can also RATE us on Apple Podcasts & NOW Spotify - please give us 5 stars if you are able to!We are also now on YOUTUBE - for vlogs and live streams please subscribe here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyiNMhP18iGwwov5FkcMY7QPlease email any questions, feedback or ideas to:ukraineplusfootball@gmail.com
• 79: A NEW SEASON: 24/25 05.08.2024 1ชม. 10นาที

  Adam, Andrew and Rey have rested up over the past month to bring you a packed new episode dedicated to the start of the new UPL season! Football never truly ends EVER so there's plenty to discuss from the U19 Euros, Olympics, clubs' demise, transfers and team breakdowns!Join our predictor league here www.gra.football with the code: 9fsn6sThe guys chat:The TopThe end of Dnipro-1 and good riddance?Waste of a European spot...Dynamo on the rise?!Was it just Partizan or is there a change in the air?Rangers in the UCLShakhtar - All orange start to the season!Kryvbas in UEL action against Viktoria PlzenRepeat of a top 3?Polissya already OUT of conference league and all new everythingRukh and Krasnopir Mid TableLNZ and their ex Barcelona managerKolos' defensive liabilities outweighing new signings upfield?Zorya not making same mistakes after terrible start last seasonVorskla's kit controversy with Sporting Old dogs at Oleksandriya and Rotan's undivided attentionRelegation  Veres - Stepanyuk's homecomingObolon - can they stay up again?The New Boys:Inhulets have Vasyl Kobin in chargeKarpaty and Rey's love in with LupashkoLiviy Bereh's debut UPL promotion on short notice  Miscellaneous in EuropeDovbyk is a GiallorossiYaremchuk's move to Athens (Piraeus)Batahov on verge of TrabzonsporU19 squad have suitors in England and elsewhere Listen to the above and MUCH, MUCH MORE in our latest episode!**********************************************Want to help the families of fallen ultras cope through the first difficult months without their husbands, partners, fathers, brothers and sons?More Info & ways to donate here: standsofheroes.com************************************************Please subscribe to Ukraine + Football on your favoured podcast provider and leave a review if you are able to!You can also RATE us on Apple Podcasts & NOW Spotify - please give us 5 stars if you are able to!We are also now on YOUTUBE - for vlogs and live streams please subscribe here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyiNMhP18iGwwov5FkcMY7QPlease email any questions, feedback or ideas to:ukraineplusfootball@gmail.com
• 78: EUROS REVIEW... Group Stage Exit, Nations League & The Olympics 03.07.2024 1ชม. 2นาที

  Adam, Andrew and Rey have had a week to cool down following Ukraine's underwhelming Euro group stage exit. They take on dissecting the disappointing showing with cool heads and discuss all the main talking points that have arisen over the past 3 weeks in Germany and beyond...The Romania game…Any explanation?Playing like individualsWrong personnel selection?Was the Romania game detrimental to Ukraine’s exit Slovakia – rallying of the troopsThe Shaparenko show Belgium – 5 at the back worked well - less so in attackSame old story – cannot convert chancesSvatok - impressive ahead of MLS moveTwo CF up front was problematic and too alien Why did Ukraine not do well?What’s next?Rebrov out - Seriously?Nations League won’t be easy – Czechia, Georgia, AlbaniaWhat lessons have been learned and what needs to change in the upcoming campaign?The rest of the summer for the NTsOlympics team – looks to be very weak – no top 5 league players goingA few key domestic players not allowed eitherU19 Euros – the future of the sideAny U21 stars to step up to the NT in autumn?Listen to the above and MUCH, MUCH MORE in our latest episode!**********************************************Want to help the families of fallen ultras cope through the first difficult months without their husbands, partners, fathers, brothers and sons?More Info & ways to donate here: standsofheroes.com************************************************Please subscribe to Ukraine + Football on your favoured podcast provider and leave a review if you are able to!You can also RATE us on Apple Podcasts & NOW Spotify - please give us 5 stars if you are able to!We are also now on YOUTUBE - for vlogs and live streams please subscribe here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyiNMhP18iGwwov5FkcMY7QPlease email any questions, feedback or ideas to:ukraineplusfootball@gmail.com
• 77: UKRAINE: DECLASSIFIED (EURO 2024 PREVIEW) w/ Vitalii Volochai and Roman Bebekh 13.06.2024 57นาที

  Adam and Andrew bring you your comprehensive guide to the Ukraine National Team ahead of EURO 2024!Sports journalists and football commentators Vitalii Volochai and Roman Bebekh return to the pod to add the expertise and insight! Vitalii and Roman will be working for Ukraine's official broadcaster MEGOGO. Roman is also currently hosting behind the scenes shows for UAF's YT channel too and is based with the team in Germany.History, Qualification & The ManagerUkraine's fourth consecutive EurosHow did they make it to Germany?Serhiy Rebrov - who is he and why is he regarded as the current best Ukrainian manager?  The SquadThe official 26 man squad deep diveViktor Tsyhankov and Artem Dovbyk's Girona tandemGiorgi Sudakov - the rising starMykolenko's injury concernsThe GK question… againTournament Preparation3 friendlies against Germany, Poland and MoldovaUkraine’s depth isn’t THAT greatThe last dance for Step and Yarmo?Romania, Slovakia and Belgium eyeball More Than Just FootballUkraine’s main mission for the tournamentFans (Ultras) and those who can’t travel for itMood in camp from insider perspective Expectations for the tournamentIs this best Ukraine team in history?Listen to the above and MUCH, MUCH MORE in our latest episode!**********************************************Want to help the families of fallen ultras cope through the first difficult months without their husbands, partners, fathers, brothers and sons?More Info & ways to donate here: standsofheroes.com************************************************Please subscribe to Ukraine + Football on your favoured podcast provider and leave a review if you are able to!You can also RATE us on Apple Podcasts & NOW Spotify - please give us 5 stars if you are able to!We are also now on YOUTUBE - for vlogs and live streams please subscribe here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyiNMhP18iGwwov5FkcMY7QPlease email any questions, feedback or ideas to:ukraineplusfootball@gmail.com
• 76: LEAGUES WRAPPED: EUROPEAN SPOTS, PROMOTION, RELEGATION & EUROS 30.05.2024 1ชม. 4นาที

  Adam, Rey and Andrew look back on the domestic 23/24 campaigns! A few shocks and surprises along the way; none more so in the final weeks of the season! They analyse the clubs that qualified for Europe for the first time, those that probably shouldn't have made it and all the ups and downs in the lower leagues too. As well as an an initial look ahead of the Euros with warm up friendlies coming up next week!In this week's episode we talk:UPL:Shakhtar winning the double and Dynamo taking silverKryvbas - the most consistent side of the campaign?Dnipro-1's exodus begins What was the point of them making the European spots?Polissya - Europe secured and upgrades beginRukh - willing missing Europe force them to sell players earlier now?Mid-table grey zone - The best (or worst) of the rest?Relegation zone entertainmentMetalist 1925 and Minaj go down…Survival Play OffsEnd of season awardsPFL:Karpaty and Inhulets back in the UPLThe Eastern sides ended up doing poorly in PershaPersha cut to 18 teams from next season!Druha Champions – Druzhba Myrivka – promotion a la Nyva BuzovaPersha/Druha Play OffsZbirna:EURO squad listPlayers in good form – Dovbyk Pichichi – Tsyhankov good tooMalinovskyi back and fitU17 underwhelm in CyprusOlympics controversy…Some big names absent like Bondarenko and KryskivRukh withdrawing their players?Listen to the above and MUCH, MUCH MORE in our latest episode!**********************************************Want to help the families of fallen ultras cope through the first difficult months without their husbands, partners, fathers, brothers and sons?More Info & ways to donate here: standsofheroes.com************************************************Please subscribe to Ukraine + Football on your favoured podcast provider and leave a review if you are able to!You can also RATE us on Apple Podcasts & NOW Spotify - please give us 5 stars if you are able to!We are also now on YOUTUBE - for vlogs and live streams please subscribe here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyiNMhP18iGwwov5FkcMY7QPlease email any questions, feedback or ideas to:ukraineplusfootball@gmail.com
• 75: MUZHYK SEASON: UNBEATEN STREAKS, WINLESS RUNS & RECOVERY TIME 02.05.2024 1ชม. 2นาที

  Adam, Rey and Andrew round up the recent domestic club action across Ukraine. They're here build you up for the "home straight" of the UPL as the league title chase becomes a 2 horse race; Kryvbas' wonder season looks to be ending with a medal whilst there's a whole load of problems down at the very bottom of the table! Plus the first BIG injury concern ahead of the Euros needs some insurance solutions...A massive thank you to this episode's sponsor WatchUPL.com  (more info below)In this week's episode we talk:The UPLThe classic title challengers: Shakhtar v Dynamo & their unbeaten runsBrazilians integrating nicelyAll coming down to the Clasichne next week!The Phenomenon of Yuriy VernydubKryvbas - the quintessential Vernydub teamBronze can be wrapped up on the weekend Rukh's advantage in the race top 4Why have Kolos changed managersMetalist 1925 in serious troubleSurely Minaj won't somehow survive again? Zbirna Watch:Mykolenko's ankle injury is bad but not terribleWho could replace him (if required)?Is Courtois a threat to Lunin's starting spot before the end of the season?PFL:Karpaty are BACK in the UPL3 way title race in Druha looks excitingMore UPL reserve teams in Druha next yearWhy is the current and potential new format for both lower leagues problematicListen to the above and MUCH, MUCH MORE in our latest episode!**********************************************This episode is sponsored by WatchUPL.comWatchUPL.com is the only official place to watch the majority of UPL games in the UK, USA, and CANADA! **********************************************Want to help the families of fallen ultras cope through the first difficult months without their husbands, partners, fathers, brothers and sons?More Info & ways to donate here: standsofheroes.com************************************************Please subscribe to Ukraine + Football on your favoured podcast provider and leave a review if you are able to!You can also RATE us on Apple Podcasts & NOW Spotify - please give us 5 stars if you are able to!We are also now on YOUTUBE - for vlogs and live streams please subscribe here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyiNMhP18iGwwov5FkcMY7QPlease email any questions, feedback or ideas to:ukraineplusfootball@gmail.com
• 74: ENDLESS SUMMER: THE EUROS, OLYMPICS, TITLES, CUPS & MORE 02.04.2024 56นาที

  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!A massive thank you to this episode's sponsor WatchUPL.com  (more info below)In this week's episode we talk:Euros – Ukraine have made it Bosnia and Iceland debriefSudakov – IniestenkoLunin - the new number 1Brazkho - Goodbye Sydorchuk?23 man squads official with 26 man squads being considered by UEFAWho 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 MoldovaMore success for the Zbirna VerticalU21 continue their 100% record under MelgosaU19 also qualify for Euros3/3 wins in Elite roundKrevsun and Ponomarenko star!Baumann UPDOlympic 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 seemsPolissya 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 PershaBukovyna attracting crowds following the new big money news Super exciting promotion battle in Druha Listen to the above and MUCH, MUCH MORE in our latest episode!**********************************************This episode is sponsored by WatchUPL.comWatchUPL.com is the only official place to watch the majority of UPL games in the UK, USA, and CANADA! **********************************************Want to help the families of fallen ultras cope through the first difficult months without their husbands, partners, fathers, brothers and sons?More Info & ways to donate here: standsofheroes.com************************************************Please subscribe to Ukraine + Football on your favoured podcast provider and leave a review if you are able to!You can also RATE us on Apple Podcasts & NOW Spotify - please give us 5 stars if you are able to!We are also now on YOUTUBE - for vlogs and live streams please subscribe here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyiNMhP18iGwwov5FkcMY7QPlease email any questions, feedback or ideas to:ukraineplusfootball@gmail.com
• 73: THE PLAY OFFS: MARCH INT'L BREAK w/ Haris Mrkonja (N1 BiH) 18.03.2024 1ชม. 2นาที

  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!A massive thank you to this episode's sponsor WatchUPL.com  (more info below)In this week's episode we talk:Ukraine dissectedUkraine 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 latestHow will Ukraine set up – the usual formation? The Bosnia PerspectiveWhat's the feeling in Bosnia ahead of this game?Savo Milosevic – What kind of manager is he?What can Ukraine expect – stylisticallyKey players to watchWhat 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 PoljeGeneral problems with Bosnian association atm and its impact on the team?The future?The Zbirna VerticalU17’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!**********************************************This episode is sponsored by WatchUPL.com WatchUPL.com is the only official place to watch the majority of UPL games in the UK, USA, and CANADA!  There’s no better place to watch LNZ v Minaj this upcoming weekend or 7 of the 8 UPL games coming up in MD 22 after the international break!**********************************************Want to help the families of fallen ultras cope through the first difficult months without their husbands, partners, fathers, brothers and sons?More Info & ways to donate here: standsofheroes.com************************************************Please subscribe to Ukraine + Football on your favoured podcast provider and leave a review if you are able to!You can also RATE us on Apple Podcasts & NOW Spotify - please give us 5 stars if you are able to!We are also now on YOUTUBE - for vlogs and live streams please subscribe here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyiNMhP18iGwwov5FkcMY7QPlease email any questions, feedback or ideas to:ukraineplusfootball@gmail.com
• 72: A NEW DAWN: UAF, UPL & KIDS ABROAD w/ Gerry Luczka 28.02.2024 1ชม. 38นาที

  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 EuropaShakhtar's European ExitThe harsh reality of the coefficient's table declineShevchenko's first month in chargeThe UPL TV dealKateryna Monzul and lie detector testsScouting across Europe for youth talentAdidas kit deal?The UPL's resumption Is Dulub the man to progress LNZ and their new signings?Kryvbas continue as they left offDnipro-1's shock hiccup against winless MinajAre Veres also nailed on for relegation?Kolos getting into the groove with their UPL pedigreeThe Harmash comeback - how did it go down?Dynamo's 100% record under SaSho Makouana out for the season for PolissyaA very UPL scandal following Oleksandriya's 0-0 draw with Shakhtar  The National Team vertical and UAF scouting in the UKDomestic players NT camp in MarbellaBezus on fireAnyone else on radar? Brazhko, Yarmoliuk? Gerry Luczka provides insight on:Zachary BaumannKristian ShevchenkoAnton DudikMan City opening doors to Ukrainian youth prospectsListen to the above and MUCH, MUCH MORE in our latest episode!**********************************************Want to help the families of fallen ultras cope through the first difficult months without their husbands, partners, fathers, brothers and sons?More Info & ways to donate here: standsofheroes.com************************************************Please subscribe to Ukraine + Football on your favoured podcast provider and leave a review if you are able to!You can also RATE us on Apple Podcasts & NOW Spotify - please give us 5 stars if you are able to!We are also now on YOUTUBE - for vlogs and live streams please subscribe here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyiNMhP18iGwwov5FkcMY7QPlease email any questions, feedback or ideas to:ukraineplusfootball@gmail.com
• 71: THE WINTER WINDOW: A TRANSFER SPECIAL w/ Yaroslav Kondratyuk (Phenomen Sports) 08.02.2024 1ชม. 34นาที

  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 transferHow 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 warMarseille next weekTsukanov - The next Project Mudryk?Sudakov and his 150M release clauseGrowing 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 underwayIs 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 FOOTBALLUAF Presidency – Shevchenko9 points / 5 quick aimsHopes for his tenureDovbyk recap - will he be fit for saturday?Lunin # 1 at Real Madrid and a new Ukrainian GK incoming too!Listen to the above and MUCH, MUCH MORE in our latest episode!**********************************************Want to help the families of fallen ultras cope through the first difficult months without their husbands, partners, fathers, brothers and sons?More Info & ways to donate here: standsofheroes.com************************************************Please subscribe to Ukraine + Football on your favoured podcast provider and leave a review if you are able to!You can also RATE us on Apple Podcasts & NOW Spotify - please give us 5 stars if you are able to!We are also now on YOUTUBE - for vlogs and live streams please subscribe here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyiNMhP18iGwwov5FkcMY7QPlease email any questions, feedback or ideas to:ukraineplusfootball@gmail.com
• 70: THE 2023 FINALE: END OF A UCL ERA w/ Andy Brassell 19.12.2023 1ชม. 12นาที

  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 CampaignWas 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 UELIs the new 24/25 UCL format actually beneficial for SD?The Miners in Japan & possible Saudi partnership?Stepanenko's futureWe Play On! - Andy on his new book!UAF & UPLShevchenko and the UAF Presidency?Shovkovskyi - the new permanent Dynamo Kyiv managerRay Attelweld to return to Zorya?Metalist 1925 and the Whitebit RevolutionRukh's academy sprouting expensive fruitsPolissya's new stadiumOur Boys in EuropeZabarnyi and Bournemouth in form and on the riseTrubin v Lunin for the Ukraine # 1 jersey - a welcome dilemma for Rebrov?Girona remain top as Dovbyk clears 10 goals! Listen to the above and MUCH, MUCH MORE in our latest episode!**********************************************Want to help the families of fallen ultras cope through the first difficult months without their husbands, partners, fathers, brothers and sons?More Info & ways to donate here: standsofheroes.com************************************************Please subscribe to Ukraine + Football on your favoured podcast provider and leave a review if you are able to!You can also RATE us on Apple Podcasts & NOW Spotify - please give us 5 stars if you are able to!We are also now on YOUTUBE - for vlogs and live streams please subscribe here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyiNMhP18iGwwov5FkcMY7QPlease email any questions, feedback or ideas to:ukraineplusfootball@gmail.com