Euro Leagues: Shakhtar Donetsk CEO & 100 days until the World Cup
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Shakhtar Donetsk operations during war
To manage teams in these kind of conditions is sometimes almost impossible because nobody for the last 30 years has this kind of experience how to recover players and manage players in these kind of conditions.
Most of the time shelters in a stadium, it's dressing room of players because dressing room most of places located underneath of tribunes and you have some kind of coverage.
Shakhtar Donetsk and Donbass Arena
It was our life. And now it's our dream, you know, because it's our dream to return back. And at this moment, it's very difficult to do.
England national team / World Cup 2026
England don't have anywhere near the depth of what you've just listed from France and Spain... but the impression is that if you put in practice the brand of football that's taking you into a golden age, you have to be in the semifinals.
Ukrainian football academy crisis
We lost a lot of talents from the beginning of war. And even now we have problems. And these problems, it's like, I mean, you should understand that almost seven to 10 million Ukrainians left country.
Spain national team / Player form
Pedri coming back from injury looks the best midfielder in the world. It's a big statement, but I like it. I'm here for it.
Didier Deschamps / France national team
Since that Germany Euros, he's kind of taken the handbrake off a little bit and said, you know what, forget about the conservatism and the more defensive mindset. Let's go a bit more attacking.
Thomas Tuchel / England manager
Thomas Tuchel is not loved here as a character in Germany, he doesn't get the respect that I think his achievements abroad have merited.
Germany national team / World Cup 2026
I think there's more question marks than answers with this Germany team right now.
Shakhtar Donetsk transfer strategy
We are rebuilding scouting department at this moment because we understand that in order to compete, we need to change a lot of stuff. We are rebuilding medical department.