Category: Blr, Mda + Ukr

Oleg Mkrtchyan – Armenian Football Kingpin
By Manuel Veth -
Just like that, it was all over for Donetsk’s second club Metalurh, as the club packed its bags and moved to Dniprodzerzhynsk. On Ju ...

Match Fixing in Ukraine – The Grim Reality
By Vadim Furmanov -
On March 27th Chornomorets Odessa hosted Olimpik Donetsk at their training base for a friendly during the international break. Th ...

Viktor Goncharenko – Boom or Bust in Yekaterinburg
By Manuel Veth -
Viktor Goncharenko was once considered one of the brightest coaching talents in the post-Soviet space. Goncharenko is a native of Kh ...

Dynamo Kyiv vs. Shakhtar Donetsk – Ukraine’s Football Power Shift
By Vadim Furmanov -
On May 17th Dynamo Kyiv beat Dnipro 1-0 at home to secure their record 14th Ukrainian Premier League title. With two matches left ...

The Crimea Precedent – How Tavriya and FK Sevastopol remap European football
By Manuel Veth -
The annexation of Crimea has raised doubts about the status of its football clubs FK Sevastopol and Tavriya Simferopol and whether t ...

The Uncertain Future of the Ukrainian Premier League
By Manuel Veth -
The announcement that the Ukrainian Premier League would return on March 15 was regarded by many as a return to normality in a coun ...