Best Persha Podcasts (2024)

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74: ENDLESS SUMMER: THE EUROS, OLYMPICS, TITLES, CUPS & MORE 56:01

16d ago56:01

56:01

МИ НА ЄВРО! Rey and Andrew sit down to digest the international break and look ahead to what will be an action packed summer of football - from the business ends of the domestic league and cup comps to the big tournaments in Germany and France! A massive thank you to this episode's sponsor WatchUPL.com (more info below) In this week's episode we ta…

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73: THE PLAY OFFS: MARCH INT'L BREAK w/ Haris Mrkonja (N1 BiH) 1:02:30

1M ago1:02:30

1:02:30

Zdravo! Andrew and Adam are with you to provide a comprehensive (as can be) preview to the upcoming crucial international break! Ukraine face Bosnia in a Euro 2024 Q Play Off Semi Final in Zenica on Thursday so who better than friend of the pod - Bosnian sports journalist Haris Mrkonja – who works for broadcaster N1 to join us to talk about it all …

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72: A NEW DAWN: UAF, UPL & KIDS ABROAD w/ Gerry Luczka 1:38:14

2M ago1:38:14

1:38:14

Adam, Andrew and Rey reconvene for the resumption of the 23/24 UPL season! The business end of the campaign is underway! With no more teams in Europe and the transfer window winding down focus turns towards cup finals, medal races, relegations, promotions and national team tournaments! This week, they also welcome special guest Gerry Luczka – a for…

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71: THE WINTER WINDOW: A TRANSFER SPECIAL w/ Yaroslav Kondratyuk (Phenomen Sports) 1:34:07

3M ago1:34:07

1:34:07

Andrew and Rey are here for the first U+F episode of 2024! The winter break is officially underway for all Ukrainian sides and the transfer window will be opening shortly too. So the team come together one last time in this calendar year to discuss the final big headlines before the new year! Joining us for this transfer window special is the CEO o…

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70: THE 2023 FINALE: END OF A UCL ERA w/ Andy Brassell 1:12:07

4M ago1:12:07

1:12:07

Andrew, Adam, Rey bring you the final U+F episode of 2023! The winter break is officially underway for all Ukrainian sides and the transfer window will be opening shortly too. So the team come together one last time in this calendar year to discuss the final big headlines before the new year! With this being a Shakhtar special of sorts; European fo…

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69: EUROPEAN DREAMS, HOPES & HOME TRUTHS w/ Vitalii Volochai (V1lat) 1:19:41

5M ago1:19:41

1:19:41

Andrew, Adam, Rey reconvene to discuss the past month in Ukrainian football! The winter break has already started for Persha and Druha and it's imminently approaching the UPL too! All the while Shakhtar are hopeful of a UCL spring, Ukraine are hopeful of a European summer whilst Ukrainians across Europe are turning it ON for their clubs! Joining th…

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68: CLASICOS & CLASICHNES: Barça, Pusic, Shock Leaders w/ Rik Sharma 1:19:58

6M ago1:19:58

1:19:58

Andrew, Adam, Rey return to mull over the continuation of the most exciting UPL season in recent times as well as dissecting Shakhtar's bouts with Barcelona thanks to the help of Spain based AFP sports journalist & co-host of Barcelona podcast Siempre Positivo - Rik Sharma. The guys talk: Shakhtar v Barcelona Van Leeuwen gone! Was the sacking justi…

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67: THIRD OF THE SEASON DOWN: Van Leeuwen Future, Shock UPL Leaders & National Team Injuries 1:07:23

6M ago1:07:23

1:07:23

Andrew, Adam, Rey rendezvous to cover the past few weeks of goings on in Ukrainian football and look ahead to two key Euro 2024 Qualifiers this week! The guys focus: Shakhtar in Europe Antwerp win - What was it down to? Van Leeuwen - has he bought himself some more time in the hot seat? The Sikan renaissance! Problem areas for Shakhtar – CB, LW, CF…

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66: UKRAINE SEPT Q PREVIEW: ENGLAND & ITALY w/ Simon Peach 1:14:56

8M ago1:14:56

1:14:56

Andrew, Adam, Rey reconvene to look ahead to a huge week for Rebrov's national side as they take on England and Italy in key qualifiers for Euro 2024! Simon Peach - PA's chief football writer as well as their Man United & England reporter joins us to help take on the upcoming fixtures! The guys chat: Part 1: Recalling the March game... What went wr…

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65: THE SEASON'S UNDERWAY: Charity Matches, Exits & Farewells 1:01:30

9M ago1:01:30

1:01:30

Andrew, Adam, Rey are here to prepare you for the 23/24 season that gets underway in earnest at the end fo this week! They chat: Game 4 Ukraine - a resounding success! Shakhtar take a pumping on Pyatov's farewell at Spurs A tough start to life under Van Leeuwen Rukh on fire! Kuharevich to Swansea! Vorskla's week from Hell Dovbyk to Girona! Dnipro-1…

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64: THE 23/24 PREVIEW - All Inclusive: UPL, Persha & Druha w/ Vadym Skichko 1:08:59

9M ago1:08:59

1:08:59

Andrew, Adam, Rey & Friend of the Pod Vadym Skichko, are here to prepare you for the 23/24 season that gets underway in earnest at the end fo this week! They talk: Shakhtar with a new coach, new signings - can they retain their title? Dynamo look strong going into the campaign despite just one signing! Are Polissya ready to challenge in their first…

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63: THE FUTURE IS BRIGHT: OLYMPICS, MANAGERS & HOMECOMINGS w/ Dmytro Dzhulai 1:02:50

9M ago1:02:50

1:02:50

Andrew, Adam, Rey & Friend of the Pod Dmytro Dzhulai, convene to reflect on a historic U21 European Championships, the manager merry go round in the UPL and transfers galore. The guys discuss: Rotan and his U21s – End of an Era What went wrong v Spain? CF’s – is it weakest position in upcoming gen? Players who announced themselves to scouts across …

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62: UKRAINE NT: NEW ERAS & NEXT GENERATIONS w/ Dima Rebrov 1:04:25

10M ago1:04:25

1:04:25

Andrew, Adam, Rey & Friend of the Pod Dima Rebrov, returns after a year hiatus, to talk about everything that's happened in an eventful June so far for Ukraine & the U21s! The team focus on: The Rebrov Era gets underway! Promising Germany performance Sudakov becoming a irreplaceable starter? Key players v Germany – didn’t quite cut it v N Macedonia…

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61: MISSION IMPOSSIBLE: 22/23 SEASON COMPLETE w/ Volodymyr Zverov 1:04:01

11M ago1:04:01

1:04:01

Andrew, Adam, Rey & Friend of the Pod 'OG' Volodymyr Zverov (ProFootballDigital) convene to officially CLOSE the 22/23 UPL season in podcast form! The league performances on the final day of every side are given a run through as well coverage of all the big stories across the Ukrainian footballing world this past week! The guys talk: Dnipro-1 and Z…

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60: THE BUSINESS END OF THE SEASON: Obolon, Polissya, VAR & irregular betting 40:31

11M ago40:31

40:31

Andrew, Adam & Rey aren't on the beach just yet... The season has just entered its business end! There's plenty to digest in relation to promotion, relegation & title races across the leagues The trio dissect : Obolon & Polissya's Promotion to the UPL Who else has a shot at making it to the play offs? VAR controversies have forced some clubs to buy…

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59: BANS, RECORDS & A CLASICHNE (Preview) 1:00:13

12M ago1:00:13

1:00:13

Andrew, Adam & Rey delve deep into the happenings in and around Ukrainian football over the past couple of weeks... Is this weekend's upcoming Clasichne, the least anticipated derby match in recent history? Can it hopefully surprise an audience will little expectation? The guys also talk : Is the title wrapped up now? Shakhtar 7 clear over Dnipro-1…

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58: CHANGES: WEMBLEY, CHELSEA & TALENT ABROAD w/ Dmytro Dzhulai 1:00:11

1y ago1:00:11

1:00:11

Andrew, Adam & Rey mull over the happenings of the past week in Ukrainian football and beyond after a sad Ukraine display last week... This week, Ukrainian Football commentator (Setanta Sport & Sport 1) and Friend of the Pod Dmytro Dzhulai returns after a long hiatus to talk about what he saw at Wembley and provide his knowledgable insight on the P…

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57: ENGLAND v UKRAINE PREVIEW SPECIAL w/ Russ Taylor 56:44

1y ago56:44

56:44

It's been a LONG six months since Ukraine played last! Andrew, Adam & Rey are are here to run the rule over Ruslan Rotan's Ukraine side ahead of their EURO 2024 Qualifying opener v Ukraine on Sunday! This week, Friend of the Pod Russ Taylor from Sky Sports News joins the guys to provide some of his usual Ukrainian related anecdotes and offer a bit …

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56: UPL COMEBACK SZN: The Winter Break is Over! 1:27:25

1y ago1:27:25

1:27:25

Andrew, Adam & Rey are back to digest the first weekend of the UPL 22/23 as it defrosted following its annual winter break and look ahead to the remainder of the season! The guys dissect: Every single UPL side's winters Re-opening Matchday performances Rotan's debut games in Job # 2 at Oleksandriya Kovalets strikes again versus Dynamo & Lucescu Zor…

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55: LUCK, PENS & THE UPL RETURN w/ Andy Brassell 1:13:39

1y ago1:13:39

1:13:39

Rey , Andrew and Adam are back with another high fuelled edition of the # 1 English language podcast on Ukrainian football! So much has happened since the last episode and there's so much to come in the next week too as the UPL resumes following it's long winter break. This week they're joined by football writer, journalist, podcaster & renowned Eu…

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54: MOVES, WINDOWS, DEBUTS: Ukrainian Football Round Up 59:17

1y ago59:17

59:17

Andrew, Adam and Rey are ready to dissect all the action packed happenings of the final days of the Top 5 leagues' transfer deadline day in relation to Ukrainian players making surprise moves abroad! On top of that there's loads to discuss in relation to UPL incomings as well as the Ukraine NT manager dilemma (what has yet to be resolved). So strap…

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53: MALINA, TSYHA, MISHA: TRANSFER EXTRAVAGANZA w/ CBS Sports' Jonathan Johnson 1:02:00

1+ y ago1:02:00

1:02:00

WHAT A WEEK, HUH?! Andrew, Adam and Rey return to the studio to discuss the rollercoaster week of transfer sagas that had FINALLY come to an end! Malinovskyi to Marseille, Tsyhankov to Girona and of course Mudryk to Chelsea! This week they're joined by France based CBS Sports football correspondent Jonathan Johnson who comes on to provide greater d…

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52: MUDRYK DECLASSIFIED w/ EuroExpert (Alex Barker) 46:53

1+ y ago46:53

46:53

It's the first U+F episode of 2023 & do we have a good one for you! Andrew, Adam and Rey reconvene after the holiday break to provide the listeners with an all systems go background check, breakdown and analysis on the poster boy of the transfer window and possibly the saga of the year – Mykhaylo Mudryk. They're joined by Mr EuroExpert – Alex Barke…

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51: PERSHA & DRUHA: Runaway Leaders, League Splits & Debutants w/ Illia Deulin 48:48

1+ y ago48:48

48:48

Rey, Adam & Andrew are joined by UFUA Project's Illia Deulin to discuss all the goings on in Ukraine's lower professional divisions - the Persha & Druha Lihas. The panel focus on: The new PFL format of 22/23 following the start of the russian invasion Who's impressed in Persha? Are Polissya the new Metalist? Obolon are finally on course for a promo…

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50: THE WINTER BREAK: Surprise Leaders, The World Cup & Power Cuts 58:57

1+ y ago58:57

58:57

Adam, Andrew & Rey reconvene for the podcast's 50th episode to talk about how the UPL has winded down after the most unorthodox ever first half of a campaign! The trio discuss: Andrew's recent trip to Ukraine How is football continuing amidst power cuts and outages? What was it like to be a pundit on Ukraine's national broadcaster? Which match at t…

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49: SHAKHTAR, QATAR & The U21's w/ The Athletic's Adam Crafton 1:06:18

1+ y ago1:06:18

1:06:18

Adam, Andrew & Rey welcome special guest Adam Crafton from The Athletic. Adam alongside his Athletic colleague Joey D’Urso & The Athletic's brilliant production team have been working on a special podcast project over the course of this season’s UCL group stage related to Ukrainian football. The brand new series ‘Away from Home’ follows Shakhtar Do…

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48: HALLOWEEN SPECIAL w/ Iryna Koziupa (Tribuna UA) 58:24

1+ y ago58:24

58:24

Adam, Andrew & Rey are joined on this week's show by Tribuna's Iryna Koziupa, who has been travelling around Europe, following Shakhtar in the UCL this season! The ensemble's focus: Shakhtar ensure they have a European Spring Can they defeat RB Leipzig to secure a UCL Knockout round place? Mavtienko to Brighton? Celtic ticket pricing controversy Lu…

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47: THE CLASICHNE: ONE SIDE’S RISE, ANOTHER’S DECLINE 51:53

1+ y ago51:53

51:53

Adam, Andrew & Rey deep dive into the FIRST Ukrainian Clasico of 2022 & since the full scale invasion began . The team take on : Match Events Dynamo’s terrible start to the season continues Lucescu Go Away? Are Shakhtar the best Ukrainian ‘core’ side since Dynamo 98/99? What is up with Dynamo’s new singings… That night in Warsaw for Shakhtar v Real…

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46: HAT-TRICKS, OFFSIDES & THE FUTURE OF ZBIRNA w/ Russ Taylor 1:05:38

1+ y ago1:05:38

1:05:38

Adam, Andrew & Rey recap the final international window of the year for Ukraine with mixed bag reactions for the Seniors and U21s alongside friend of the pod Russ Taylor (Sky Sports News). The team take on : Ukraine's 'close but no cigar' Nations League campaign What's next for the National Team - Will Petrakov stay on? Is Rebrov the logical soluti…

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45: MUDRYK ON FIRE & THE GREAT U21 DEBATE 41:26

1+ y ago41:26

41:26

Adam, Andrew & Rey take a look back at last week's European ties and ahead to the upcoming Nations League and U21 Euros Play Off fixtures The guys discuss : Mudryk once again turns up in Europe What the hell is going on at Dynamo? Is there an end in sight to their current decline? Dnipro-1 taking a debut win in Europe and on course for second? Ukra…

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44: 22/23 UPL UNDERWAY, TRANSFER WINDOW CLOSED 59:33

1+ y ago59:33

59:33

Andrew, Adam & Rey kick the new season off with a 22/23 preview and review following some early assessment after the opening 2 match days! Every UPL team gets its own segment about what we can expect to see coming up over the next 8 months! The guys also touch on all the goings on during the summer transfer window as it hit deadline day! The guys d…

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43: EURO PLAY OFFS, FINAL PREPARATIONS w/ Stel Stylianou (Shoot the Defence & #NOCHOFTES) 1:07:20

1+ y ago1:07:20

1:07:20

Andrew, Adam & Rey return with a new episode to cover all the latest goings on for Ukrainian footballers and sides across the continent! This week they're joined for the first time by long term friend Stel Stylianou who heads up Shoot the Defence & #NOCHOFTES podcasts for his insight on the new Ukrainian-Cypriot footballing connections occurring th…

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42: Wins, Goals & Moves in Europe! 52:33

1+ y ago52:33

52:33

Andrew, Adam & Rey reconvene to discuss another tumultuous couple weeks in Ukrainian football! The team talk : Can Dynamo make it past Sturm Graz to reach the UCL Play Offs? Will Vorskla challenge in the league despite their UECL exit? How are Shakhtar looking after their first few friendlies of the summer? Is Mudryk moving to Bayer Leverkusen? Wha…

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41: YARMO, TRANSFERS & UPL RESTART w/ Dima Rebrov 47:55

2y ago47:55

47:55

Andrew, Adam & Rey are back together to discuss a busy few weeks in Ukrainian football! They're joined by friend of the pod, Dima Rebrov for this action packed episode! The panel focus on : The UPL's scheduled return in August! Who, What, Where, How??? Yarmolenko's surprise move to UAE Dima provides analysis on what Yarmolenko can expect after link…

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40: SOLOMON DECLASSIFIED (NEW FULHAM SIGNING SPECIAL) 14:35

2y ago14:35

14:35

Adam (Ukrfut24) & Andrew (Zorya Londonsk) provide the lowdown on the newest talent from the UPL expected to grace the 22/23 English Premier League season! This special U+F episode focuses solely on Manor Solomon & what Fulham & Premier League fans can expect from the 22 year old Israel international winger! Discussion focuses on : Done deal (loan)?…

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39: UKRAINE WOMEN'S SPECIAL (SCOTLAND & HUNGARY PREVIEW) w/ Jack Gillies 32:21

2y ago32:21

32:21

Adam & Andrew preview the upcoming Women's NT key World Cup Qualifiers which are crucial to having a chance at securing a play off spot ahead of next summer's tournament. They're joined by podcaster & Women's football enthusiast Jack Gillies (Strong Opinion Hibs Podcast) for his insight on the Scottish W side that Ukraine take on in the first game …

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38: Ukraine NT (Zbirna) June Review (World Cup, Nations League, Transfers) 44:22

2y ago44:22

44:22

Andrew, Adam & Rey look back on a busy past fortnight and analyse how Ukraine got on in the World Cup Play Offs and the Nations League! The Team focus on : The international break from a first person POV - Andrew delves into the atmosphere and the fall out of Scotland, Wales & how Lodz welcomed Ukraine! Where does this side rate amongst Ukraine's a…

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37: SCOTLAND V UKRAINE PREVIEW w/ Tartan Scarf Podcast & Max Kucheriavyi 50:01

2y ago50:01

50:01

The BIGGEST Match of 2022 is upon us! Andrew, Adam & Rey are joined by two special guests to take you through an in depth preview of Scotland v Ukraine! Enter Gordon Sheach from Tartan Scarf Podcast who joins us to give us the lowdown on the hosts' preparations for this out of the ordinary Play Off tie! Our second guest is none other than St Johnst…

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36: SEASON ENDING, WAR CONTINUING w/ Nikita Dmytrulin 46:45

2y ago46:45

46:45

In our second episode since Russia's full scale invasion and new wave war on Ukraine - Rey, Andrew & Adam aim to analyse Ukrainian Football through the paradigm of War! Sport Arena's Nikita Dmytrulin joins the podcast for the first time to cast his insight on the latest news in footballing sphere! This week the panel dive into: Zina's exit in the U…

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35: WAR, CHARITY & REHABILITATION w/ Serhiy Stakhovsky & Iryna Koziupa 54:40

2y ago54:40

54:40

UKRAINE + FOOTBALL RETURNS! In the first episode since Russia's full scale invasion and new wave war on Ukraine - your regular trio of hosts Rey, Andrew & Adam re-convene for an episode about Football & Sport through the paradigm of War! Tribuna.com.ua's Iryna Koziupa also makes a comeback appearance on the podcast to provide some journalistic insi…

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34: THE UKRAINIAN MANAGER IN SE ASIA: OLEH STARYNSKYI (Phnom Penh Crown) 49:06

2y ago49:06

49:06

Adam, Andrew and Rey travel to South East Asia (virtually) in this week's episode as they chat to Cambodia Premier League winning manager Oleh Starynskyi - who's in charge of the champions Phnom Penh Crown! Starynskyi reveals: His journey to Asia to work in football Filmmaking background Spells in Indonesia, Malaysia & Cambodia Why he didn't stay i…

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33: FC LIVYI BEREH SPECIAL w/ Oleh Yehorov 39:42

2y ago39:42

39:42

Adam & Rey welcome Druha Liha side FC Livyi Bereh's Club Director Oleh Yehorov to find out more about the ambitious football project growing at a serious rate over on Left Bank Kyiv! Yehorov shares: The story as to how the club was founded Two well known Ukrainian footballing personalities involved as Presidents What are the club's main aims for th…

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32: THE INTERVIEW: LLUIS CORTES (UKRAINE WOMEN'S NT MANAGER) 40:14

2y ago40:14

40:14

Adam, Andrew & Rey welcome Ukraine Women's National Team Head Coach Lluis Cortes to discuss the Spaniard's first few months in the job, his career prior to the job and his goals and plans in his new role! Cortes discusses: His early beginnings as a player before moving into coaching! Winning the Women's Champions League with Barcelona! How the Ukra…

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31: UKRAINIANS ABROAD: EUROPEAN ROUND UP w/ Vadym Skichko 50:03

2y ago50:03

50:03

Adam, Andrew & Rey welcome back MEGOGO lead commentator Vadym Skichko to discuss Ukrainians across the continent whilst their homeland's football hibernates! This week's topics include: Andriy Shevchenko on the verge of Poland? Kovalenko at Spezia - the perfect club for the player? Lunin getting minutes at Real but should he leave for more? LaLiga2…

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30: UKRAINIAN WINTER TRANSFERS NEWSROUND w/ Michael Statham (FootballOranje) 46:50

2+ y ago46:50

46:50

Adam, Andrew & Rey return for the first 'traditional' format edition of the pod in 2022! This week's topics include: Andriy Shevchenko's sacking at Genoa Michael Statham from Football Oranje joins the team to focus on NEW Shakhtar signing David Neres from Ajax! How has Mykolenko's Everton career started? Chornomorets under Hryhorchuk have bought so…

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29: THE INTERVIEW: AMILCAR CODJOVI (Vorskla, TikTok, Morecambe) 26:50

2+ y ago26:50

26:50

Adam, Andrew & Rey welcome Vorskla Poltava midfielder Amilcar Codjovi on the show to discuss the young, up and coming player's career so far stretching across 3 countries, whilst in recent years also juggling TikTok fame with almost 500,000 followers and 10s of millions of views! Codjovi discusses: Growing up in Spain & England! Which countries he …

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28: MYKOLENKO DECLASSIFIED (EVERTON NEW SIGNING SPECIAL) 24:21

2+ y ago24:21

24:21

Adam (Ukrfut24) , Andrew (Zorya Londonsk) & Rey brief the world on the newest Ukrainian talent expected to grace the English Premier League in January 2022! This special U+F episode focuses solely on Vitaliy Mykolenko & what Everton & Premier League fans can expect from the 22 year old left back! Discussion focuses on : Done deal - awaiting officia…

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27: THE INTERVIEW: ANDREJS CIGANIKS (Inside Zorya Luhansk) 46:28

2+ y ago46:28

46:28

Andrew & Adam welcome Latvia international winger & former Zorya Luhansk player Andrejs Ciganiks on the show to discuss his career so far with primary impetus focusing on his time in Ukraine! Ciganiks discusses: Footballing differences from Germany to Latvia to Ukraine! His family ties to Ukraine including being related to renowned football broadca…

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26: THE UPL WINTER REVIEW 21/22 w/ Volodymyr Zverov (ProFootballDigital) 1:18:04

2+ y ago1:18:04

1:18:04

Adam, Andrew & Rey welcome back an old friend of the podcast Volodymyr Zverov to wrap up the UPL for 2021! This week's discussion involves: Profiling every single UPL side Reviewing their season so far & what lies ahead after the break! Also there's a final Xmas quiz to round off this bumper episode & historic year! + much much more! **************…

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25: THE CURIOUS CASE OF CHORNOMORETS ODESA w/ Anton Terekhov 32:26

2+ y ago32:26

32:26

Adam, Andrew & Rey talk to UIS' & Odesa based sports journalist Anton Terekhov about the current situation with the once great Ukrainian club. This week's talking points include: Who are the club's new prospective owners? Why & how has the club been able to get to the state it is now? Anger over the Dynamo links with both clubs being sworn enemies …

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