Stuff to read while you listen to Emmanuel Adebayor mimic a wounded cow in labor..... The regression of the Roman derby. (Football Italiano) You're a lot more like Thierry Henry than you think. Probably. (Reuters Soccer Blog) A gilded blueprint in Ukraine for 2012. (Guardian Unlimited) More proof playing isn't a prerequisite for a proper WAG. Click to continue reading...

Group  6 World Cup 2010 Qualification:   Ukraine are meeting Croatia Saturday October 11th. Watch the LIVESTREAM and Highlights here   Pre-register at the NEW football site 11×2 today   Don`t forget to sign up 11×2.com - the next big football site   Click to continue reading...

Poland preparation for the 2010 World Cup qualifiers as well as their hosting of Euro 2012 is under threat after they were threatened with suspension from international competition due to government interference. Poland and Ukraine are set to co-host Euro 2010 and only last week Platini backed the 2 countries to . Click to continue reading...

**Good news of sorts that Poland & Ukraine have not been dropped as Euro 2012 hosts, despite widespread rumors to the contrary. Much as I love tournaments in new places, these two countries have an impossible-looking job beyond rebuilding their stadia in time for kick-off. Any host nation must also be able to ferry thousands of visiting fans around the country 24/7. Click to continue reading...

While people wonder if an increasingly unstable Ukraine will be able to host Euro '12, there's new news about Euro '16.

It's gonna have 24 teams!

That's about half of the soccer-playing countries in the continent.

Can you diluted?

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European soccer's governing body UEFA is expected to stand by its decision to appoint Poland and Ukraine as hosts of Euro 2012 on Friday despite a lack of progress in preparations to stage the tournament. UEFA's executive committee is also due to endorse an expansion of the European Championship finals to 24 teams from 16 at its two-day meeting starting on Thursday in Bordeaux, despite criticism that it could dilute the quality of the event. Click to continue reading...

Arsenal The loss away to Fulham is a distant memory as Arsenal find themselves top of the Premier League after 5 weeks. The win at Bolton was impressive not only coming after a long mid-week trek to the Ukraine in the Champions League, but also considering that Arsenal had lost 13 of 27 matches in the [. Click to continue reading...

Wing sensation Theo Walcott says he is enjoying becoming the hatchet men's top target. Arsenal star Walcott was on the end of some brutal treatment in the Ukraine on Wednesday. Dynamo Kiev's Andriy Nesmachniy battered Walcott so much and so often Arsene Wenger claimed the defender deserved three red cards. Click to continue reading...

Stuff to read while you steal from the rich and give to the poor..... Tomas Rosicky's fantasy team. (uefa) Video of a scantily clad woman frolicking on the beach. (WAGs Offside) Time for a Bundesliga movement. (Bayern Offside) Volleyball doesn't work on a football pitch. (The Spoiler) A spot kick duel between Kroenke's stache & Usmanov. Click to continue reading...

Arsene Wenger feels Arsenal's "momentum" was maintained following a dramatic late equaliser by captain William Gallas which rescued a 1-1 draw from their Champions League opener against Dynamo Kiev in Ukraine. The Gunners boss may have been left less than impressed by both the time-keeping of Spanish referee Luis Medina Cantalejo and the failure to protect [. Click to continue reading...

it is amazing that we go to Kiev, a place where we have had nightmare results in the past, come away with a point and the press make out as if its a disaster. Russia and Ukraine are not easy places to visit especially for the first game in the Champions League group stages.  Every team [...] Click to continue reading...

Arsenal's Arsene Wenger furious at Kiev for trying to 'destroy' Theo Walcott

Arsene Wenger accused Dynamo Kiev captain Andrei Nesmachniy of trying to "destroy" Theo Walcott after Arsenal were held to a controversial 1-1 draw in Ukraine.

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Frustrated and disappointed with relief, those were the words that Arsene Wenger used in his post match interview to describe Arsenal's result in the Ukraine. Frustration after the first half performance which saw Arsenal fail to take their chances, the best falling to Adebayor who inexplicably shot wide from only 12 [. Click to continue reading...

The trip to Kiev was always going to be a tough one, Arsenal have rarely travelled to the Russia or Ukraine and got a good result, today was to prove no different. Wenger opted to play Song in midfield to strengthen this area and it proved to be a shrewd move in the frist half.  Almunia [...] Click to continue reading...

By 1970's Gooner The attitude of the players for this away Champions League game in the Ukraine looked to have been set by all the comments by Arsene Wenger prior to the game. His attitude had been to talk up this game as a "very difficult one" he even called it "a massive one". There was talk from the Arsenal camp which considered a draw as a point gained! Click to continue reading...

Oh boy. We've all been here before, haven't we?

You know, when we look back over our lives looking for that memory labelled 'Made a Difference' only to find pubs, cigarettes, and reruns of Degrassi High in its place, and then pondering the terrifying problem of how we could possibly morally justify our brief exertions on this giant rotating football we call the planet earth when we have done nothing but self indulge? Click to continue reading...

"Bilo-Syni" (White-Blues) come from Kiev, in Ukraine is one of the oldest and top teams in the Russian and Ukrainian leagues. They have won several honours including the UEFA Cup and European Super Cup. Famous players of past eras who have played in the Premiership include Andriy Shevchenko, Oleh Luzhny, [. Click to continue reading...

First things first I would like to express my condolences to the family of Alphonse Wenger, the Boss' father, who passed away earlier this week. Arsene and his family attended his funeral yesterday in Wenger's home town of Strasbourg. RIP Alphonse. Arsenal make the trip to the Ukraine for their opening fixture of the Champions [. Click to continue reading...

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger fears his side may get off to a poor start in the group stages of the Champions League with a tricky trip to the Ukraine awaiting them. The Gunners face Dynamo Kiev tomorrow night, looking to end a run that has seen them lose on their last three visits there, and Wenger [. Click to continue reading...

England have announced the next round of friendlies to be played at Wembley in 2009. England will play Slovakia on the 28th of March just before the World Cup qualifier against Ukraine then they will play Slovenia on the 5th of September again just before their match with Croatia. "It's very ... Click to continue reading...

England will play friendly internationals against Slovakia and Slovenia at Wembley in 2009. Fabio Capello's side will face Slovakia on 28 March, three days before the home World Cup qualifier against Ukraine. Slovenia will be England's opponents on 5 September ahead of the Group six match against Croatia on 9 September. Click to continue reading...

Nobody has ever claimed that footballers, in general, are smart. That old saying "his feet aren't connected to his brain" sums it up quite nicely. So when a footballer says something stupid, it shouldn't really come as a surprise. Unless, of course, it's incredibly stupid. Ladies & gentleman, enter Sergei Rebrov. Click to continue reading...

This game was to be a start of a new era of the Polish national team. This game was to turn the tables after disappointing Euro performance, loss against Ukraine and drinking problems inside the team. This game was to install new faith in the team and Leo Beenhakker. None of that happened as Poland drew with Slovenia 1:1 after a very poor performance.

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New Hertha Berlin signing Andriy Voronin is excited by the prospect of playing in the Bundesliga after joining on loan from Liverpool.

The Ukraine striker was a deadline-day arrival from Anfield and is looking forward a second stint in Germany having plied his trade there for 12 years before moving to Merseyside in the summer of 2007. Click to continue reading...

Rafa Benitez appears to have finally rid himself of this misfiring striker, albeit only on a season-long loan deal! Don't forget to check out Online Football Manager! Well let me settle in, won't you? Liverpool's Ukraine striker Andriy Voronin has swapped Merseyside for the Bundesliga with a season-long loan to Hertha Berlin. Click to continue reading...

Leo Beenhakker presented today a list of players that will compete for Poland in the upcoming World Cup qualifiers against Slovenia and San Marino. As expected, Artur Boruc, Dariusz Dudka and Radoslaw Majewski were not included after their alcohol adventures in Ukraine. The biggest news is the call up for the Polish league's top goalscorer Pawel Brozek.

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A little over two years after he joined Jose Mourinho's Chelsea for £30m, Ukraine striker Andriy Shevchenko has returned to Italy after Chelsea and AC Milan agreed terms. Sheva failed to live up to his reputation at Stamford Bridge and like Argentine Hernan Crespo, opted for a return back to the Serie A. Click to continue reading...

Not the sort of emotions I expected from the friendly against Ukraine. Artur Boruc, Dariusz Dudka and Radoslaw Majewski are banned from the team as a result of late night drinking after the game. They won't play in our World Cup qualifiers against Slovenia and San Marino.

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Poland lost to Ukraine 0:1 after a very poor display. We tried new, 5-2-3 tactics today, but without much positive effect. No new players proved better that the old ones and the old ones repeated their Euro performance. Fortunately, it was only a friendly where players' main aim was not to get hurt.

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Poor Andriy Shevchenko. His London nightmare is almost over for a season at least.

Various reports suggest Chelsea and AC MIlan are "close" to agreeing deal that would send the fleeting Ukranian back to his old home on a one-year loan.

"Shevchenko in the Rossoneri shirt? There really isn't much more to be done," Milan sporting director Silvano Ramaccioni told Radio Goal.

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Leo decided to include some surprises in our starting lineup for the Ukraine friendly. Have a look.

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The moment we've been waiting for since our last game at Euros has come. It's time to start a new chapter in Polish national team history. We need a new-look team for our World Cup qualifiers. Do we have new players that can step in and perform on the international level? The friendly against Ukraine is the best way to find out.

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Welcome to season's first Squad Watch. As you may already now, we check here how Polish players around Europe are doing. This weekend two players who are outside our squad for the Ukraine friendly, Artur Wichniarek and Pawel Brozek, impressed most and reignited the discussion about their inclusion in the national team.

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Fox Soccer Channel has announced its TV schedule for the 2010 World Cup Qualifying matches, scheduled this September. The matches that will be shown in the United States are: Hungary v Denmark, Saturday, September 6, 1:30pm ET Ukraine v Belarus, Saturday, September 6, 4pm ET (tape delayed) Russia v Wales, Wednesday, September 10, 11am ET Macedonia v Holland, Wednesday, [. Click to continue reading...

This is not a stellar time for the upcoming hosts of international soccer tournaments. While much of the focus has been on South Africa's struggles to put together a credible World Cup in 2010, major concerns have developed over Ukraine and Poland's ability to host Euro 2012. With Euro 2008 complete, the focus turns to the future hosts, who clearly have a ways to go. Click to continue reading...