Ukraine
Ukrainian football bosses have plunged new depths of incompetence in recent months
If ever there was a country where football was a theatre for the absurd, rather than a theatre of dreams, it is Ukraine, where it would appear that some things have changed little in more than two centuries. Read more
Previous Dispatches from the Ukraine
March 2009
The global economic crisis is having a big impact on Ukraine’s leading clubs with many announcing considerable budget cuts during the winter break.
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February 2009
Further evidence that the credit crunch is starting to bite, came with an unusually quiet transfer window in the Ukraine.
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January 2009
Marko Devic of Metalist Kharkiv became the first player from outside the former Soviet Union to play for Ukraine when he made his debut in the 1-0 friendly win over Norway.
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