'Ignoring Ukraine:' Gianni Infantino's Russia remarks appall soccer officials in war-torn nation

The fourth anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is later this month. Not that anyone in the bludgeoned nation needs to ...
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After losing his leg on Ukraine's frontlines, Colombian soldier finds family on its soccer fields

LVIV, UKRAINE — The wind howls through the streets of this western Ukrainian city on a cool June afternoon, the sound of robust laughter spills from a locker room at a local sports complex.
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Shakhtar CEO Serhiy Palkin: ‘Ukrainian football is surviving, but it’s in crisis mode because of the ongoing war’

Over the past quarter-century, Shakhtar Donetsk has transformed from mere contenders to all-conquering champions in Ukrainian soccer. Founded in 1936, Shakhtar won its first trophy in 11 years ...
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Players and fans remember victims of 2015 Paris terror attacks before France-Ukraine soccer match

PARIS (AP) — Soccer players from France and Ukraine joined supporters in a minute’s silence before their match on Thursday, ending a poignant day of ...

Ukraine condemns FIFA’s Gianni Infantino, call him ‘moral degenerate’ over Russia ban comments

The president of world football's governing body has been described as a "moral degenerate" by Ukraine's foreign minister Andrii Sybiha.