Ukraine + Football

Andrew, Adam, Rey & Friend of the Pod Vadym Skichko , are here to prepare you for the 23/24 season that gets underway in earnest at the end fo this week! They talk: Shakhtar with a new coach, new signings - can they retain their title? Dynamo look strong going into the campaign despite just one signing! Are Polissya ready to challenge in their first season? Oleksandr Usyk will try to have a sa...

Andrew, Adam, Rey & Friend of the Pod Dmytro Dzhulai , convene to reflect on a historic U21 European Championships, the manager merry go round in the UPL and transfers galore. The guys discuss: Rotan and his U21s – End of an Era What went wrong v Spain? CF’s – is it weakest position in upcoming gen? Players who announced themselves to scouts across Europe? Sudakov – Ukrainian player of 22/23 a...

Andrew, Adam, Rey & Friend of the Pod Dima Rebrov , returns after a year hiatus, to talk about everything that's happened in an eventful June so far for Ukraine & the U21s! The team focus on: The Rebrov Era gets underway! Promising Germany performance Sudakov becoming a irreplaceable starter? Key players v Germany – didn’t quite cut it v N Macedonia Super subs - a change from recent manage...

Andrew, Adam, Rey & Friend of the Pod 'OG' Volodymyr Zverov (ProFootballDigital) convene to officially CLOSE the 22/23 UPL season in podcast form! The league performances on the final day of every side are given a run through as well coverage of all the big stories across the Ukrainian footballing world this past week! The guys talk: Dnipro-1 and Zorya's Battle for Silver Are Zorya the real wi...

Andrew, Adam & Rey aren't on the beach just yet... The season has just entered its business end! There's plenty to digest in relation to promotion, relegation & title races across the leagues The trio dissect : Obolon & Polissya's Promotion to the UPL Who else has a shot at making it to the play offs? VAR controversies have forced some clubs to buy machines Lviv - doomed for relegation...

Andrew, Adam & Rey delve deep into the happenings in and around Ukrainian football over the past couple of weeks... Is this weekend's upcoming Clasichne, the least anticipated derby match in recent history? Can it hopefully surprise an audience will little expectation? The guys also talk : Is the title wrapped up now? Shakhtar 7 clear over Dnipro-1 (who have a game in hand?)  Raining goals in...

Andrew, Adam & Rey mull over the happenings of the past week in Ukrainian football and beyond after a sad Ukraine display last week... This week, Ukrainian Football commentator ( Setanta Sport & Sport 1 ) and Friend of the Pod Dmytro Dzhulai returns after a long hiatus to talk about what he saw at Wembley and provide his knowledgable insight on the Premier League, Dynamo and beyond! The te...

It's been a LONG six months since Ukraine played last! Andrew, Adam & Rey are are here to run the rule over Ruslan Rotan's Ukraine side ahead of their EURO 2024 Qualifying opener v Ukraine on Sunday! This week, Friend of the Pod Russ Taylor from Sky Sports News joins the guys to provide some of his usual Ukrainian related anecdotes and offer a bit of insight on Gareth Southgate's England. The...

Andrew , Adam & Rey are back to digest the first weekend of the UPL 22/23 as it defrosted following its annual winter break and look ahead to the remainder of the season! The guys dissect: Every single UPL side's winters Re-opening Matchday performances Rotan's debut games in Job # 2 at Oleksandriya Kovalets strikes again versus Dynamo & Lucescu Zorya are looking exciting Kryvbas have foun...

Rey , Andrew and Adam are back with another high fuelled edition of the # 1 English language podcast on Ukrainian football! So much has happened since the last episode and there's so much to come in the next week too as the UPL resumes following it's long winter break. This week they're joined by football writer, journalist, podcaster & renowned European football expert Andy Brassell (Football...

Andrew , Adam and Rey are ready to dissect all the action packed happenings of the final days of the Top 5 leagues' transfer deadline day in relation to Ukrainian players making surprise moves abroad! On top of that there's loads to discuss in relation to UPL incomings as well as the Ukraine NT manager dilemma (what has yet to be resolved). So strap yourselves in for this episode! The guys break d...

WHAT A WEEK, HUH?! Andrew , Adam and Rey return to the studio to discuss the rollercoaster week of transfer sagas that had FINALLY come to an end! Malinovskyi to Marseille, Tsyhankov to Girona and of course Mudryk to Chelsea! This week they're joined by France based CBS Sports football correspondent Jonathan Johnson who comes on to provide greater details about Malinovskyi's move to Ligue 1, provi...

It's the first U+F episode of 2023 & do we have a good one for you! Andrew , Adam and Rey reconvene after the holiday break to provide the listeners with an all systems go background check, breakdown and analysis on the poster boy of the transfer window and possibly the saga of the year – Mykhaylo Mudryk. They're joined by Mr EuroExpert – Alex Barker –  a journalist who can be found on the Get...

Rey, Adam & Andrew are joined by UFUA Project's Illia Deulin to discuss all the goings on in Ukraine's lower professional divisions - the Persha & Druha Lihas. The panel focus on: The new PFL format of 22/23 following the start of the russian invasion Who's impressed in Persha? Are Polissya the new Metalist? Obolon are finally on course for a promotion charge LNZ and Karpaty are lurking be...

Adam, Andrew & Rey reconvene for the podcast's 50th episode to talk about how the UPL has winded down after the most unorthodox ever first half of a campaign! The trio discuss: Andrew's recent trip to Ukraine How is football continuing amidst power cuts and outages? What was it like to be a pundit on Ukraine's national broadcaster? Which match at the World Cup saw parallels with Ukraine's show...

Adam, Andrew & Rey welcome special guest Adam Crafton from The Athletic.  Adam alongside his Athletic colleague Joey D’Urso & The Athletic's brilliant production team have been working on a special podcast project over the course of this season’s UCL group stage related to Ukrainian football. The brand new series ‘Away from Home’ follows Shakhtar Donetsk as they navigated through this seas...

Adam, Andrew & Rey are joined on this week's show by Tribuna's Iryna Koziupa , who has been travelling around Europe, following Shakhtar in the UCL this season! The ensemble's focus: Shakhtar ensure they have a European Spring Can they defeat RB Leipzig to secure a UCL Knockout round place? Mavtienko to Brighton? Celtic ticket pricing controversy Lucescu growing senile with recent comments on...

Adam, Andrew & Rey deep dive into the FIRST Ukrainian Clasico of 2022 & since the full scale invasion began . The team take on : Match Events Dynamo’s terrible start to the season continues Lucescu Go Away? Are Shakhtar the best Ukrainian ‘core’ side since Dynamo 98/99? What is up with Dynamo’s new singings… That night in Warsaw for Shakhtar v Real Dynamo the Rennegades? What happened to a...

Adam, Andrew & Rey recap the final international window of the year for Ukraine with mixed bag reactions for the Seniors and U21s alongside friend of the pod Russ Taylor (Sky Sports News). The team take on : Ukraine's 'close but no cigar' Nations League campaign What's next for the National Team - Will Petrakov stay on? Is Rebrov the logical solution to take Ukraine to Euro 2024? How Rotan pro...

Adam, Andrew & Rey take a look back at last week's European ties and ahead to the upcoming Nations League and U21 Euros Play Off fixtures The guys discuss : Mudryk once again turns up in Europe What the hell is going on at Dynamo? Is there an end in sight to their current decline? Dnipro-1 taking a debut win in Europe and on course for second? Ukraine squad ravaged by injuries and suspensions...

Andrew, Adam & Rey kick the new season off with a 22/23 preview and review following some early assessment after the opening 2 match days! Every UPL team gets its own segment about what we can expect to see coming up over the next 8 months! The guys also touch on all the goings on during the summer transfer window as it hit deadline day! The guys discuss : Yaremchuk to Club Brugge being the ma...

Andrew, Adam & Rey return with a new episode to cover all the latest goings on for Ukrainian footballers and sides across the continent! This week they're joined for the first time by long term friend Stel Stylianou who heads up Shoot the Defence & #NOCHOFTES podcasts for his insight on the new Ukrainian-Cypriot footballing connections occurring this season! The guys chat : Why is it bette...

Andrew, Adam & Rey reconvene to discuss another tumultuous couple weeks in Ukrainian football! The team talk : Can Dynamo make it past Sturm Graz to reach the UCL Play Offs? Will Vorskla challenge in the league despite their UECL exit? How are Shakhtar looking after their first few friendlies of the summer? Is Mudryk moving to Bayer Leverkusen? What's everyone's analysis of Zinchenko's transfe...

Andrew, Adam & Rey are back together to discuss a busy few weeks in Ukrainian football! They're joined by friend of the pod, Dima Rebrov for this action packed episode! The panel focus on : The UPL's scheduled return in August! Who, What, Where, How??? Yarmolenko's surprise move to UAE Dima provides analysis on what Yarmolenko can expect after linking up with Rebrov again at Al-Ain & where...

Adam (Ukrfut24) &   Andrew (Zorya Londonsk) provide the lowdown on the newest  talent from the UPL expected to grace the 22/23 English Premier League season! This special U+F episode focuses solely on Manor Solomon & what Fulham & Premier League fans can expect from the 22 year old Israel international winger! Discussion focuses on : Done deal (loan)? - Fulham have got FIFA to thank fo...