Florian Harms, editor of t-online, sees the future of top-flight football in jeopardy. Money could destroy it like drugs destroy cycling, he warned on “Maischberger”. “It reminded me of the three monkeys: say nothing, hear nothing, see nothing.” The gesture of the German national football team, which was intended as a strong sign, met with … Read more
If things had gone according to his original plans, Oleksandr Petrakov would be staying somewhere else these days. When the war of Russian aggression began, Ukraine’s national football coach recently announced that he wanted to volunteer for military service. “I’m 64 but I found it normal to do that. I think I could eliminate two … Read more
Dresden (AP) – Kyrylo Melitschenko has lost his laughter, his happiness. The footballer of the Ukrainian first division club FK Mariupol speaks calmly, almost shyly, about the last three months. And he’s not talking about football, but about his home in Ukraine. A house he hasn’t seen for more than two months. A house that … Read more