Toulouse FC-FC Shakhtar Donetsk Preview

After an impressive win against Paris Saint-Germain at the Stadium Municipal on Sunday, Toulouse look to take their winning ways to The Ukraine to take ...

Jose Mourinho's Ukrainian Spy

European champions Barcelona had an extra special day yesterday. Not only did they kick off the La Liga season at the Camp Nou with a ...

Shakhtar's Spectacular New Stadium Opens With Beyonce. And Aliens.

They partied like it was 2099 in Donetsk on Saturday, opening up one of the new jewels of European Stadiums. Donbass Arena, the structure Shakhtar ...

Champions League: Who Needs Group Stages?

Missed it, didn't'cha? Drama, drama, drama all the time in the Champions League. While champions Barca are off in the States working on their tan and ...

Media Frenzy

I'll try and deal with each area of the team and the rumoured ins and outs. Apologies if I am lacking a few sources with ...

Jadson: Winner and Daddy

After scoring the winning goal in added time, being named Man of the Match, and lifting the UEFA Cup, Shakhtar's Jadson had only one ...

Shakhtar Give Ukraine Its First Ever UEFA Cup

Shakhtar 2 - Werder Bremen 1 For years people have been saying the former Soviet Bloc is on the rise - Russia and Ukraine primed to ...

UEFA Cup Final: The Day the World Turned Day-Glo

Shakhtar Donetsk 2 - Werder Bremen 1 Although it was an engaging contest, I do not believe that the 2009 UEFA Cup final is going to ...

The Matuzalém Ruling, or: Why Webster is not the New Bosman

Good day for Shakhtar Donetsk. Not only did the team win the UEFA Cup, but the club also found out they were at least €12 ...

Transfer Talk: Funny Money Abound.

Man City have denied making a €150m bid to for one Lionel Messi, activating his buyout clause. A bid which wouldn't bat a solitary eye. You ...

UEFA Cup Final Liveblog

UEFA Cup Final Liveblog Congrats to Shakhtar. Here's a quick highlights video:

UEFA Cup Final: The Consolation Prize.

UEFA Cup Final: Werder Bremen v Shakhtar Not only is this Europe's consolation prize, but it's the saving grace for two teams with wildly disappointing domestic ...

Punished: Late Goal Knocks Dynamo Out Of UEFA Cup

Dynamo - Shakhtar: Lets Get Ready To Rumble!

After Dynamo got by Valencia I had a feeling it was going to come down to this. The duel at the top of the ...

Dynamo - PSG: Leg 2 Preview

The nil draw last Thursday means the result of today's match will determine who gets the first ticket into the UEFA Cup semifinals. Assuming ...

PSG - Dynamo: First Leg Preview

Champions League matches may have been played on Tuesday and Wednesday, but the European competition that has the attention of fans in Ukraine and France ...

Metalurh D - Dynamo: Bangoura Returns

The leading scorer in the Ukrainian Premier League will be back in the starting eleven for Dynamo this Sunday when they travel to face Metalurh ...

Metalist 3 - 2 Dynamo: Lost The Battle, Won The War

Sometimes a loss is really a win, and a victory has the bitter aftertaste of a defeat. Metalist Kharkiv won the match, but it ...

Metalist - Dynamo: Round Three

A place in the last eight of the UEFA Cup is at stake today when Dynamo take on their Ukrainian rivals Metalist in Kharkiv. ...

Daily Dose: February 19th, 2009.

Stuff to read while you give a clinic on the side volley....... Paddy Power close betting on United winning the domestic treble. (The Spoiler) The story, and ...

Shakhtar: We need our fans’ support

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 ...

Winter Break News And Notes

After securing passage to the UEFA Cup knockout stage with a 1-0 victory over listless Fenerbahce, Dynamo players began their well-deserved vacation, and so did ...

big changes at Shakhtar Donetsk

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 ...

Valery Gazzaev to lead Shakhtar Donetsk?

Of recent, ex-CSKA Moscow and Russian national manager Valery Gazzaev has noted he will be returning to the coaching world. Rumours are now circulating that ...

Wigan after Shakhtar Donetsk's Mariusz Lewandowski

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 ...

expecting Duško Tošić to move

I suspect many of my fellow Bundesliga bloggers are waiting for information on their clubs right now and with the long winter break there is ...

Zenit Saint Petersburg's Anatoliy Tymoschuk named Ukrainian player of the year

Zenit Saint Petersburg captian Anatoliy Tymoschuk has been named Ukrainian player of the year by Sports Express. Since coming to Zenit in February of 2007 ...

First Channel Cup

While the harsh winter months are a bit more difficult because of the break from the Football season, the early season tournaments offer a series ...

Go Go Elano!

Apologies for the lack of posts in recent days but I have been a bit under the weather to say the least. Not much has ...

Metalist Kharkiv advance with great victory over Olympiacos

Once again Metalist Kharkiv produced a stunning late goal to defeat Greek champions Olympiacos 1-0. The victory advances the Zhovto-Syni into the next round ...