Retired Ukraine striker Andriy Shevchenko has been asked to coach the national team seeking to qualify for the 2014 World Cup finals in Brazil, the Ukraine soccer federation said on Monday.
Anton Hudaev, the Ukrainian national team's doctor, has died from the novel coronavirus at the age of 48, the domestic football association (UAF) said.
Ukraine striker Andriy Shevchenko's Chelsea nightmare has ended after the London club struck a deal for him to rejoin AC Milan. Milan chief executive Adriano Galliani was overjoyed to re-sign the 31-year-old, who spent seven successful seasons at the San Siro.
The 22-year-old has signed on an eight-and-a-half-year contract in deal worth 100 million euros ($108 million).
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Former Ukraine striker Andriy Shevchenko has turned down an offer to manage the national team, he said on Monday.
Ukraine striker Andriy Shevchenko announced he will retire from international football after his country's elimination from Euro 2012 with a 1-0 defeat by England on Tuesday.
Ukraine's Euro 2012 party started in style when they sealed a thrilling 2-1 comeback win over Sweden as Andriy Shevchenko struck twice to complete a perfect evening for the co-hosts in Group D on Monday.
Jose Mourinho has rejected the notion Roman Abramovich interfered in team affairs in his first spell as Chelsea manager and also denied the Russian owner went over his head to land big-money buy Andriy Shevchenko in 2006.
Key England striker Wayne Rooney is set to feature at Euro 2012 for the first time on Tuesday but co-hosts Ukraine could be without their talisman Andriy Shevchenko as they battle to stay in the tournament.
Two goals in six minutes by national hero Andriy Shevchenko led Ukraine to a 2-1 comeback victory over Sweden in their opening Group D game on Monday as the co-hosts joined the Euro 2012 party in spectacular style.
Modest Braga, who have never won a Portuguese league title, stunned five-times European champions Liverpool 1-0 with a first-half penalty in the Europa League on Thursday.
Former European Footballer of the Year Andriy Shevchenko has agreed to rejoin Dynamo Kiev from Chelsea.
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Andriy Shevchenko might have had problems playing in England but will be Ukraine's main threat in Wednesday's World Cup qualifier, former Chelsea team mate Frank Lampard said Monday.
Andriy Shevchenko will quit Chelsea by the end of the month because the London side cannot guarantee him regular first-team football, Chelsea coach Carlo Ancelotti said Friday.
Chelsea are planning to release prolific striker Didier Drogba at the end of this season.
Captain John Terry struck five minutes from time to give stuttering England a 2-1 win over Ukraine on Wednesday and extend their 100 percent start to World Cup Group Six qualifying.
Chelsea have nine 'untouchable' players but striker Andriy Shevchenko is not one of them, according to manager Jose Mourinho.
AC Milan sealed their first win of the Serie A season when they overpowered early pacesetters Lazio 4-1.
Andriy Shevchenko failed at Chelsea because he was too used to being treated like a prince at AC Milan, according to his former coach Jose Mourinho. The Portuguese, who will come face to face with Shevchenko again in this season's Milan derbies, said the striker was not his first choice in the transfer market.
The Chelsea striker is to have a hernia operation on Tuesday.
Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho said he would stay with the EPL champions if he has enough support from the club.
"I feel at home at Chelsea, but unfortunately my game doesn't suit Mourinho," the Ukrainian striker said.
Chelsea coach Jose Mourinho said his team's comfortable 2-0 victory over Levski Sofia on Tuesday, felt more like a friendly than a Champions League match.
Striker Andriy Shevchenko's early second-half goal earned Ukraine a 2-2 draw with France in their final Euro 2008 Group B qualifier on Wednesday. France, who had already qualified for next year's finals, finished as runners-up - three points behind Italy - while Ukraine took fourth spot.
Twice UEFA Cup winners Feyenoord and Tottenham Hotspur came through testing away ties on Thursday to progress to the group stage of the competition. Feyenoord overturned a 1-0 home defeat to win 2-1 against Swedish league leaders Kalmar and go through on away goals while a 1-1 draw for Spurs in Poland helped the Premier League strugglers eliminate Wisla Krakow 3-2 on aggregate in the first round.
The AC Milan striker wants to leave the Italian club and move to England, club owner Silvio Berlusconi said.
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Chelsea beat Tottenham Hotspur 2-1 and league leaders Manchester United overcame Middlesbrough 1-0.
Andriy Shevchenko broke a seven-week drought on Tuesday with two goals which helped send champions Chelsea to the final.
Andriy Shevchenko's 88th-minute strike helped AC Milan beat Chelsea 3-2 in the Champions World Series.
Holders Chelsea moved into the semi-finals of the English League Cup with a 2-0 victory over Liverpool.
Ukraine is unbeaten in nine qualifying games and holds a seven-point lead over Turkey in Group 2
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Chelsea failed to score for a fourth successive English Premier League match in a 0-0 draw with Fulham.