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Aliyev: Rooney Will Get His

By: yevy | April 5th, 2009 | 4 Comments »

No harm no foul right? That’s what Wayne Rooney tried to convey as he stared pleadingly at the referee with the eyes of a teenage vandal caught red handed. Luckily for him Claus Bo-Larsen was in position to see the England striker catch a piece of the ball in his attempt to maim Oleksandr Aliyev. Rooney’s reckless lounge with his studs up a foot off the ground should have been a sending off regardless but he was spared, perhaps because it was the first time that night he truly showed his violent tendencies. For his part Aliyev asked for no apologies, but Rooney may not want to plant his feet too firmly when England visit Ukraine next fall. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: Andriy Shevchenko, Arsenal, Claus Bo-Larsen, Dynamo Kyiv Dinamo Kiev, England, News And Notes, Oleksandr Aliyev, Peter Crouch, Ukraine, Wayne Rooney

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England 2 – 1 Ukraine: Solid Performance Goes Unrewarded

By: yevy | April 3rd, 2009 | 3 Comments »

If the England national team was hoping to tilt the Wembley pitch and roll over Ukraine in their World Cup 2010 qualifier, those dreams evaporated quickly into the London haze. Oleksiy Mykhaylichenko’s side proved they are not pushovers as they produced their best showing during the tenure of their much-maligned manager. ... [read]

England – Ukraine Preview: Freerollin’

By: yevy | March 31st, 2009 | 4 Comments »

In the last few days I have been diligently looking over English media outlets, trying to figure out what the Brits think of their Eastern European opponents. The two football teams have a lot in common, you know. Both sides reached the quarterfinals of the 2006 World Cup, and both ... [read]

Ukraine @ England: The Injury Fairy Strikes Again

By: yevy | March 29th, 2009 | No Comments »

Artem Kravets’s hopes of making his national team debut at Wembley stadium were dashed when he suffered a muscle tear in his hip during training. The in-form Dynamo Kyiv striker was replaced on the roster by Shakhtar Donetsk’s Yevhen Seleznyov. While the Ukraine squad is getting sick of going up ... [read]

Mykhaylichenko: Priority On Getting A Result

By: yevy | March 26th, 2009 | 4 Comments »

After gathering gathering outside of Kiev to hold a quick camp, the Ukraine national team has left for London to prepare for their World Cup 2010 qualifying match against England. But not all of the invited players made the trip. Metalist Kharkiv’s Oleksandr Goryainov and Marko Devic, Dynamo Kyiv’s Serhiy ... [read]

Red-Hot Voronin, Kravets Headed To England

By: yevy | March 19th, 2009 | 4 Comments »

The Bundesliga is Andriy Voronin’s playground. The league where he first made his name turned out to be just the place for the Ukraine striker to rediscover his form. The pony-tailed one has scored 8 goals in 6 games to carry Hertha Berlin to an improbable lead in the German ... [read]

Week In Review: Ukrainians On European Stage

By: yevy | February 20th, 2009 | 4 Comments »

Ukrainian clubs and national team players put in a solid showing in UEFA Cup Round of 32 first leg action this week. Anatoliy Tymoschuk did not let his impending departure from Zenit Saint Petersburg prevent him from scoring the winner as his club downed Stuttgart 2-1. Artem Milevskiy pulled Dynamo ... [read]

Voronin’s Brace Downs Bayern, Takes Hertha Top

By: yevy | February 17th, 2009 | No Comments »

Andriy Voronin scored twice to lead Hertha Berlin past Bayern Munich 2-1. The victory means Hertha take over first place in the Bundesliga, which they haven’t won in 78 years. Though Voronin has been angling for a move back to Liverpool, whose striker ranks have been thinned with the departure ... [read]

Serbia And Slovakia Conquered In Cyprus

By: yevy | February 12th, 2009 | 3 Comments »

Oleksiy Mykhaylichenko continues to build a foundation of results. His squad leaves Cyprus as winners of the four nation friendly tournament. Serhiy Nazarenko’s first half wonder strike was enough to lift Ukraine to a 1-0 victory over Serbia. A day earlier Artem Milevskiy set up two goals and converted ... [read]

Mykhaylichenko: “You Must Have The Desire To Play.”

By: yevy | February 8th, 2009 | 5 Comments »

The national team has begun gathering in Cyprus, where it will hold its first camp of 2009 and participate in a four team tournament that will kick off against Slovakia on Tuesday. Manager Oleksiy Mykhaylichenko’s staff held an open training session with the 14 players already at the team base. ... [read]

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Just caught some of the highlights of the Dynamo/Shakhtar match. 3-0 for Dynamo. Milevskiy netted 2 ...[read more]
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