#Ukrainian Premier League

As soon as the air raid sirens had stopped, Shakhtar Donetsk's players ran out onto the pitch for their final training session on Monday before Ukraine begins an extraordinary new season of its national soccer league. As Ukrainian soldiers battle Russian forces in the east and south, Shakhtar are due to play Metalist 1925, from Kharkiv, in the…

Chelsea are close to an agreement with Shakhtar Donetsk for Mykhaylo Mudryk. Arsenal made three bids for the 21-year old winger, but the Blues came over the top of the Gunners' final offer to reportedly secure the transfer. GAZUMPED! Chelsea will pay £62M upfront plus £26.6M in add-ons. They're also offering Mudryk a 7-year contract, whereas…

A UKRANIAN agent has criticised Shakhtar Donetsk for pricing Mykhailo Mudryk out of a potential deal to Arsenal or Chelsea. The winger is split over j oining the London rivals, who are involved in an intense battle for his signature. Arsenal are currently in pole position with Mudryk reportedly stating that he wants to move to the Emirates. But the…

Hello, and welcome to the weekly L.A. Times soccer newsletter. I'm Kevin Baxter, The Times' soccer writer, and today we wonder why LAFC assistant Ante Razov isn't yet a head coach, go over the Galaxy's recent struggles, break down a diverse MLS player pool and look at the two Southern California expansion teams that are at the top of the National…

Apollon will entertain Dnipro-1 at the Tsirion Stadium in their UEFA Europa Conference League Group E clash on Thursday. Apollon are coming off a goalless draw against Liechtenstein side Vaduz in their campaign opener. The Cypriot team put up a laudable showing despite being on the road and will take that confidence against Dnipro-1. Apollon are…

Celtic are on the hunt for their first Champions League group stage victory and they welcome Shakhtar Donetsk to Celtic Park on Tuesday night. Ange Postecoglou's men have lost three and drawn one of their four games, with Celtic's only point coming against Shakhtar last month. Celtic overcame Hearts last weekend in a thrilling 4-3 victory, with…

ARSENAL have been dealt a blow as reports suggest that William Saliba is keen on a move to PSG. The defender has been one of the standout players in the Premier League since returning from his loan spell in Marseille. However, it was his time at the Ligue 1 club that has alerted PSG to his talent and it is now claimed that he would be open to a…

AZ Alkmaar and Dnipro-1 will battle for three points in the UEFA Europa Conference League on Thursday (November 3). The hosts are coming off an impressive 2-1 home win over FC Volendam in the Eredivisie at the weekend. Alkmaar were reduced to ten men after Dani de Wit was dismissed after just 14 minutes. However, they rallied with first-half goals…

The UEFA Champions League is back in action with another round of matches this week as Shakhtar Donetsk takes on Carlo Ancelotti's Real Madrid outfit at the Polish Army Stadium on Tuesday. Shakhtar Donetsk is currently in second place in the Ukrainian Premier League standings and has been fairly impressive so far. The Ukrainian outfit has not…

Dynamo Kyiv will welcome Stade Rennais to the Marszałek Piłsudski Stadium in Group B of the UEFA Europa League on Thursday (October 13). The Ukrainian outfit have lost their opening three games of the campaign and will be desperate to end their dry spell. [PROS]�� ���� ������ ���������������� ���� ��'������������̂������������ ���� ��������…

The UEFA Champions League is back in action with another round of matches this week as Shakhtar Donetsk take on Carlo Ancelotti's Real Madrid outfit at the Polish Army Stadium on Tuesday. Shakhtar Donetsk are currently in second place in the Ukrainian Premier League standings and have been fairly impressive so far. The Ukrainian outfit has not…

Two teams at the top of their game will face off in a 2022 UEFA Champions League showdown as Real Madrid hosts Shakhtar Donetsk on Wednesday on Paramount+ . The home team is firing on all cylinders right now, sitting in second place in the La Liga standings while also dominating Group F in Champions League play with six points from two matches.…

The UEFA Europa League is back with the group stages getting underway on 8 September. Given that the World Cup takes place this winter, the group phase will be wrapped up far earlier than usual, with the last round of games scheduled for 3 November. All roads lead to the recently-opened Puskás Aréna, the venue for the final on 31 May. The 67000…

While the European qualification campaigns drew to a close with the second legs of the play-off round being held this week, by far the biggest story in the footballing world came from Ukraine, where the Premier League restarted for the first time since Russia's most recent invasion. We will be covering that along with a couple of other things in…

CELTIC are looking to get their Champions League campaign up and running against Shakhtar Donetsk in Poland tonight. Ange Postecoglou's team play the Ukrainians in Warsaw due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Shakhtar started their campaign in style with a 4-1 win over RB Leipzig with Hoops flop Marian Shved bagging a double. On the same…

Shakhtar Donetsk and Celtic will square off at the Polish Army Stadium in their upcoming UEFA Champions League group stage fixture on Wednesday. Shakhtar kicked off their campaign with an impressive 4-1 win over RB Leipzig last week. They fielded a young squad in that game, and they proved to be up to the task. Celtic faced reigning champions Real…

This Tuesday football acca is made up entirely of Champions League groups stage matches taking place this week. The first matchday of the group stage will feature some big clubs facing off. It will also see several fixtures between teams that haven't met on the pitch in European competition in some time. If you stake £10 on our five-fold for…

WagerTalk soccer handicapper Kevin Dolan shares his thoughts on Tuesday's UEFA Champions League clash between RB Leipzig and Shakhtar Donetsk in Germany. This will be their first meeting in European competition. RB Leipzig heads into Tuesday's clash against Shakhtar Donetsk low on confidence after a 4-0 battering against Eintracht Frankfurt over…