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The defender of "Chornomorets," Bohdan Butko, talked about the changes in the team after the arrival of the new coach Oleksandr Kucher.

"A new head coach has come. I think the game will be structured differently now. We are now working more on defense, which is very important, as we are conceding in every match. I hope there will be a different mood in the team, and this change will benefit the team.

Now a new head coach Kucher has come — and it has become more stable; we were paid our salaries immediately. This should impact the situation in the team and the players. We will work," Butko said on the "Football 360" program.

Shakhtar Donetsk graduate Nazar Rudze has become a player for Borussia Dortmund, reports the ProStar Football Agency.

It is reported that Rudze has signed a deal with Borussia, the details of which are not disclosed.

“U-16 Ukraine national team right-back Nazariy Rudze has joined Borussia Dortmund! We wish him all the best on this incredible journey. We believe in your motivation and great achievements ahead,” the agency’s message stated.

Barcelona midfielder Pedri has seriously attracted the interest of «Manchester City», reports El Nacional.

It is reported that «City» are very interested in signing Pedri, whose transfer is personally insisted on by the English head coach Josep Guardiola.

Moreover, «Manchester City» is ready to offer «Barcelona» 100 million euros for the signing of the Spanish midfielder.

Interestingly, Pedri himself recently signed a new contract with the Catalan giant until 2030, which includes a staggering clause — 1 billion euros.

The goalkeeper of "Brune" Jan de Boer received an interesting prize after being recognized as the best player of the Norwegian championship match against "Bodø/Glimt".

It is known that de Boer made three saves in the match against "Bodø/Glimt" and received the award for the best player of the meeting — four dozen eggs.

It should be added that despite the goalkeeper "Brune" having a good game, his team still lost narrowly in the home match — 0:1.

The quarterfinal matches of the Ukrainian Cup in football will kick off tomorrow with a clash in Chernivtsi between "Bukovyna" and "Victoria".

As reported by Sport.ua, according to safety regulations, no more than 2600 fans will be able to attend the match. Currently, two thousand tickets have already been sold. Their price is in the range of 200 to 400 hryvnias. Discounts are available for students, pensioners, and schoolchildren. Military personnel will have the opportunity to attend the match for free, as well as 25 veterans of local football, for whom invitations to the central stand have been issued.

The players of "Victoria" have already arrived in Chernivtsi and will hold a pre-match training session today at the "Bukovyna" stadium.

Former captain of “Ingulec” Oleksandr Kozak commented on the recent interview of Oleksandr Povorozniuk, who stated that he did not summon the former players of his team to the TCC, claiming they were supposedly wanted, and he asked them to register in order to make a reservation.

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The head coach of "Genoa," Patrick Vieira, stated that the Ukrainian midfielder of his team, Ruslan Malinovskyi, fell ill the day before the Italian championship match against "Juventus."

"Malinovskyi had a fever for two days, he only participated in one training session with the team. We didn't want to risk him coming onto the field from the first minutes," Vieira's words are reported by the TMW portal.

Additionally, in the reported match, Malinovskyi appeared on the field in the second half, but did not contribute with any goal-scoring actions.

Former journalist Ihor Burbas spoke about Serhiy Rebrov’s salary in the Ukrainian national team.

“Rebrov has a betting sponsor who uses his image rights and, as far as I understand, covers part of his salary. They pay 93 thousand euros a month, and the other part, I understand, is around thirty thousand or so, is paid by the UAF,” Burbas said on the air of his author program.

Odessa’s «Chornomorets», one of the outsiders of the Ukrainian championship, does not cease its selection activities.

As reported by Sport.ua, a potential new player for the sailors’ team is 23-year-old attacking midfielder Vikentiy Voloshin.

During the spring part of the championship, another player, besides experienced defender Yaroslav Rakitskyi, who has been a teammate of the current head coach of the sailors, Oleksandr Kuchер, for many seasons at «Shakhtar», has appeared in «Chornomorets».

In the autumn part of the 2024/25 season, Vikentiy Voloshin was a player for Luhansk’s «Zora», but he participated in only three matches, coming off the bench twice. In total, he played just 102 minutes.

Before «Zora», Voloshin defended the colors of «Alexandria», Chernihiv’s «Desna», and Kyiv’s «Dynamo» U-19, of which he is a product of the club’s academy.

In the match of the 29th round of the Spanish championship, Real hosted Leganes at home. Andriy Lunin defended Real’s goal in this match. Kylian Mbappe put the hosts ahead by converting a penalty in the 32nd minute. But before the break, Leganes scored two goals. In both episodes, the defense of Real is to blame. In the second half, goals from Bellingham and Mbappe brought Real the victory. Andriy Lunin made one save during the match.

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The UPL press service offers to get acquainted with the main figures from the past 22nd round of the Ukrainian championship.

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Defender of “Shakhtar” and the Ukrainian national team Valeriy Bondar commented on the outcome of the confrontation with the Belgian national team in the Nations League playoffs.

“I always want to return to the club from the national team in a good mood, but it doesn't always happen. We couldn't beat Belgium on aggregate over two matches and please our fans. It's very unfortunate, but life doesn’t end there. We continue to work on. We have club tasks, which are very difficult right now. But we will try to please our fans.

Could I start in the second match together with Matviyenko and Zabarnyi in the center of defense? Yes, but that’s the decision of head coach Serhiy Rebrov. I could have played in a scheme with three central defenders. If it were necessary to play with five defenders — I’m always ready to follow our coach's instructions. And still, I will say that our defenders played quite well in Genk. Everyone coped until a certain point. And mistakes happen to everyone. Svatok handled his task quite well,” Bondar said.