Olympics star wears banned helmet showing athletes killed in Russia war with Ukraine
A big statement at the Winter Olympics In one of the most powerful images of the games so far, a Ukrainian Winter Olympics athlete wore a specially-made helmet embellished with images of fellow athletes killed during the war with Russia Skeleton athlete Vladyslav Heraskevych wore the helmet during training on Monday, after vowing to keep […]
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Ex-Russia international footballer dies aged 43 fighting in Ukraine
His father confirmed the news Former Russia international footballer Aleksei Bugayev has died while fighting in the war between Russia and Ukraine. The 43-year-old joined Vladimir Putin’s forces just months after being sentenced to 10 years in prison for drug trafficking. Bugayev represented Russia in the 2004 European Championships and retired in 2010, at aged […]
1 year ago
How the Ukrainian War has impacted football
The story of Ukrainian football’s struggles through war. One year on from Russia’s sobering intrusion into Ukrainian territory, the ramifications of that fatal day are still reverberating around the football world. The most instantaneous impact upon football was of course in Ukraine itself, where the professional top tier was immediately suspended due to safety concerns. […]
3 years ago
Andriy Yarmolenko slams Anatoliy Tymoshchuk over Ukraine war stance
“He told me to ‘f*** off’ and I told him the same…” West Ham United forward Andriy Yarmolenko has opened up about his heated exchange with former Ukraine teammate Anatoliy Tymoshchuk over Russia’s invasion of their homeland. Tymoshchuk, who had held his country’s all-time appearance record, was recently stripped of all of his caps by […]
4 years ago
Roman Abramovich ‘suffered suspected poisoning’ following Russia-Ukraine peace talks
Abramovich has been alleged to have been suffering from symptoms Roman Abramovich has reportedly been suffering from symptoms of suspected poisoning, according to the Wall Street Journal. Roman Abramovich is suffering symptoms of suspected poisoning — WSJ — We-ston al Gaib (@westonblasi) March 28, 2022 Where was Abramovich allegedly poisoned? Reports suggest that the Russian […]
4 years ago
Russia set to bid to host Euro 2028 or 2032
Russia are currently banned by UEFA. An official from the Russian Football Union has said that Russia will make a bid for either the 2028 or 2032 European Championships. On Tuesday it was all but confirmed that the United Kingdom and Ireland would host Euro 2028 after UEFA received no rival bids to host the […]
4 years ago