Olga Sellars
Shakhtar spend €38m seeking Champions League success
It has become commonplace to see two Ukrainian clubs playing in the Champions League. As last year, Dynamo Kyiv and Shakhtar Donetsk got through the qualification rounds and into the group stages. Dynamo will now face Manchester United, Roma and Sporting, while Shakhtar must negotiate AC Milan, Celtic and Benfica if they are to make […]
Poland and Ukraine rejoice as dreams come true under Platini’s watchful eye
By Olga Sellars in Ukraine
Poland and Ukraine are celebrating their victory for the right to host one of the world’s major sporting events – the 2012 European Championships.
Not many in Europe believed in these two countries - with Italy an obvious favourite of the bookmakers - but Poles and Ukrainians themselves maintained faith. Footballing authorities […]
Ukraine crash out as heroes in a fairytale
Olga Sellars reviews Ukraine’s incredible World Cup campaign, which saw the debutants reach the last eight and the people of the country welcome back the squad as heroes.
Still a one-man team?
A marathon victory over Switzerland in the most dire of games took Ukraine, incredibly, to the World Cup quarter-finals on their debut appearance. Olga Sellars reports from Ukraine on the reaction to the victory.
Progress for Ukraine despite deficiencies
To the great relief of its supporters, Ukraine confirmed most people’s pre-World Cup predictions regarding the outcome of Group H.
Kings of Arabia
Olga Sellars analyses the reaction in Ukraine to the 4-0 romp against Saudi Arabia.
During the five days between Ukraine’s World Cup debut and their second game against Saudi Arabia, all of the country’s “footballing” population spent time trying to solve a puzzle named “WHAT WAS THAT?!” and to answer the question “Will we see some […]
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