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Ukraine + Football
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Welcome to the new home of the #1 English Language Ukrainian Football Podcast
Hosts Adam Pate, Andrew Todos & Rey Vick delve into the weird, wonderful and sometimes ugly world of the beautiful game in Europe's largest country! They are often joined by a variety of well known guests and experts to bring a unique outlook to a whole range of interesting topics.
The show's regular releases cover a whole range of topics including:
Hosts Adam Pate, Andrew Todos & Rey Vick delve into the weird, wonderful and sometimes ugly world of the beautiful game in Europe's largest country! They are often joined by a variety of well known guests and experts to bring a unique outlook to a whole range of interesting topics.
The show's regular releases cover a whole range of topics including:
- UPL (Ukrainian Premier League)
- Ukrainian sides in Europe (UCL, UEL, UECL)
- The Ukrainian lower leagues: Persha, Druha & amateur football
- Ukraine National Team
- Big name interviews and special deep dive historical episodes
- + many more!
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Episodes
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89: SEASON FINALE - THE CURTAIN CLOSER
May 2900:57:26Tap to summarizeAdam, 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
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88: DONE & DUSTED? Spats, Stadia & Seasons
Apr 16, 202501:08:57Tap to summarizeAdam, 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
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87: SPRING FORTUNES & PROBLEMS
Mar 12, 202501:21:14Tap to summarizeAdam, 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
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86: THE WINDOW THAT WAS AND... WASN'T
Feb 9, 202500:59:11Tap to summarizeAdam, 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
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85: WINDOW OPEN, TIDES CHANGING?
Jan 21, 202501:11:05Tap to summarizeAdam, 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
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84: ENDING THE YEAR ON ICE...
Dec 20, 202400:58:56Tap to summarizeAndrew & 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
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83: UPS & DOWNS AS THE FROST ARRIVES w/ Mike Jaworskyj
Dec 5, 202401:03:47Tap to summarizeAdam, 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
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82: TRICKY RESULTS & ROTATIONAL TREATS w/ Mike Jaworskyj
Oct 31, 202401:06:27Tap to summarizeAdam, 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
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81: COMING TO TERMS WITH REALITY w/ Mike Jaworskyj
Oct 4, 202401:09:55Tap to summarizeAdam, 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
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80: AN AUTUMN INTO THE UNKNOWN w/ Dmytro Dzhulai
Sep 2, 202401:08:20Tap to summarizeAdam, 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
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