Klasychne derby ; Ukraine

This is a list of sports city derbies or other rivalries in Ukraine among professional teams. Those include games where rival teams met with each other more than one season.

Premier League Ukraine

• Klasychne derby or National rivalry Dynamo Kyiv vs. Shakhtar Donetsk
• Main Donbas rivalry Shakhtar Donetsk vs. Zorya Luhansk
• Galicia – Volhynia (West Ukrainian) rivalry Karpaty Lviv vs. Volyn Lviv

• Main Kiev derby (Capital derby) Dynamo vs. Arsenal (CSKA)
• Kiev derby Dynamo vs. Obolon
• Kiev derby Arsenal vs. Obolon
• Donetsk derby Shakhtar vs. Metalurh
• Zaporizhia derby Metalurh vs. Torpedo
• Lviv derby Karpaty vs. Lviv
• Kharkiv derby Metalist vs. Kharkiv
• Odesa derby Chornomorets vs. Odesa
• Donetsk (Donbas) rivalry Shakhtar vs. Olimpik, conducted outside of Donetsk due to Russian aggression

Regional derbies

• Volhynian rivalry Volyn Lutsk vs. Veres Rivne
• Podillian rivalry Nyva Vn. vs. Podillia Khmelnytskyi
• Carpathian rivalry Hoverla (Zakarpattia) vs. Prykarpattia Ivano-Frankivsk
• Carpathian (West Ukrainian)^[22] rivalry Hoverla (Zakarpattia) vs. Karpaty Lviv
• [Great] Galician derby Karpaty Lviv vs. Prykarpattia Ivano-Frankivsk
• West Ukrainian derby Rukh Vynnyky vs. Prykarpattia Ivano-Frankivsk
• West Ukrainian derby Volyn Lutsk vs. Prykarpattia Ivano-Frankivsk

• Dnipro–Kharkiv rivalrty FC Dnipro vs. Metalist Kharkiv (SC Dnipro-1 vs. Metalist 1925)

AR Crimea

• Main Crimean rivalry Tavriya Simferopol vs. FC Sevastopol (Top level)
• Crimean rivalry FC Sevastopol vs. Krymteplytsia Molodizhne (by Football Federation of Ukraine and Professional Football League)

Donetsk Oblast

• Donetsk Oblast (Donbas) rivalry Shakhtar Donetsk vs. [Illichivets] Mariupol (Top level) (by Segodnya)^[40]
• Donetsk Oblast (Donbas) rivalry Metalurh Donetsk vs. [Illichivets] Mariupol (Top level) (by Football Federation of Ukraine)
• Donetsk Oblast rivalry Illichivets Mariupol vs. Shakhtar-2 Donetsk
• Donetsk Oblast rivalry Olimpik Donetsk vs. Avanhard Kramatorsk

Dnipropetrovsk Oblast

• Main Dnipropetrovsk Oblast rivalry FC Dnipro vs. Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih (Top level)
• Dnipropetrovsk Oblast rivalry Dnipro vs. Stal Dniprodzerzhynsk (Top level)
• Dnipropetrovsk Oblast rivalry Metalurh Nikopol vs. Shakhtar Pavlohrad

Luhansk Oblast

• Main Luhansk Oblast rivalry Zorya Luhansk vs. Stal Alchevsk (Top level)
• Luhansk Oblast rivalry Stal Alchevsk vs. Khimik Severodonetsk
• Luhansk Oblast rivalry Zorya Luhansk vs. Khimik Severodonetsk

Sumy Oblast

• Main Sumy Oblast rivalry Naftovyk Okhtyrka vs. [Yavir]–Sumy
• Sumy Oblast rivalry Naftovyk Okhtyrka vs. SBTS Sumy
• Sumy Oblast rivalry Naftovyk Okhtyrka vs. FC Sumy

Poltava Oblast

• Main Poltava Oblast rivalry Vorskla Poltava vs. Neftekhimik Kremenchuk
• Poltava Oblast rivalry FC Poltava vs. Hirnyk-Sport

Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast

• Main Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast rivalry Prykarpattia Ivano-Frankivsk vs. Enerhetyk Burshtyn
• Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast rivalry Spartak Ivano-Frankivsk vs. Enerhetyk Burshtyn

Kirovohrad Oblast

• Kirovohrad Oblast rivalry Zirka Kropyvnytskyi vs. [Polihraftekhnika] Oleksandriya l

Zakarpattia Oblast

• Zakarpattia Oblast rivalry Zakarpattia Uzhhorod vs. Pryladyst Mukacheve

Mykolaiv Oblast

• Mykolaiv Oblast rivalry Evis Mykolaiv vs. Artania Ochakiv

Khmelnytskyi Oblast

• Khmelnytskyi Oblast rivalry Podillya Khmelnytskyi vs. Temp [Ratusha]

Lviv Oblast

• Lviv Oblast rivalry Karpary Lviv vs. Hazovyk-Skala

Main city derbies

• Kiev derby Obolon vs. CSKA (CSKA-2)
• Kiev derby Dynamo vs. Olimpik [Donetsk]
• Kiev derby CSKA (CSKA-2) vs. Dynamo-2
• Kiev derby Obolon vs. Dynamo-2
• Zaporizhia derby Metalurh vs. Zorya [Luhansk]
• Lviv derby Karpaty vs. Shakhtar [Donetsk]
• Ternopil derby Nyva vs. FC Ternopil

Klasychne derby (Ukrainian: Класичне, as Classico), or the Ukrainian football rivalry is the football match between the two top Ukrainian clubs FC Dynamo Kyiv and FC Shakhtar Donetsk. The game between those two clubs is a focal point of each football season in Ukraine.

Dynamo and Shakhtar were the top Ukrainian clubs since introduction of the Soviet professional football competitions in 1936. They played against each other since 1938 and the rivalry between them two grew into the Ukrainian national rivalry only sometime after 1996 since the teams were two main contenders for the national title.

From 1981 to 1996, a rivalry between Dynamo Kyiv and Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk was dominant. At that time Dnipro, that returned to the Soviet Top League in 1981, won two Soviet titles in the 1980s and almost became a Ukrainian champion in the 1992-93 season.

During the times of the Soviet Union, the Ukrainian rivalry was overshadowed by the rivalry between Dynamo Kiev and Spartak Moscow (see Spartak Moscow–Dynamo Kyiv derby) that has developed sometime in 1960s.

Klasychne derby (Ukrainian: Класичне, as Classico), or the Ukrainian football rivalry is the football match between the two top Ukrainian clubs FC Dynamo Kyiv and FC Shakhtar Donetsk. The game between those two clubs is a focal point of each football season in Ukraine.

Dynamo and Shakhtar were the top Ukrainian clubs since introduction of the Soviet professional football competitions in 1936. They played against each other since 1938 and the rivalry between them two grew into the Ukrainian national rivalry only sometime after 1996 since the teams were two main contenders for the national title.

From 1981 to 1996, a rivalry between Dynamo Kyiv and Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk was dominant. At that time Dnipro, that returned to the Soviet Top League in 1981, won two Soviet titles in the 1980s and almost became a Ukrainian champion in the 1992-93 season.

During the times of the Soviet Union, the Ukrainian rivalry was overshadowed by the rivalry between Dynamo Kiev and Spartak Moscow (see Spartak Moscow–Dynamo Kyiv derby) that has developed sometime in 1960s.

Roma entra na disputa com Ajax e Bayern pela contratação de Pepê

Brasileiro foi um dos destaques do Pré-Olímpico de janeiro com a Seleção

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Pepê pode estar de saída do Grêmio no futuro próximo. Segundo o jornal A Bola, o atacante de 23 anos entrou na mira da Roma. O clube italiano já havia entrado em contato com a diretoria da equipe gaúcha em novembro do último ano, mas não chegou a um acordo.

A concorrência do time giallorrossi será grande. O site Globoesporte já havia publicado há duas semanas que o Ajax e o Bayern de Munique já teriam entrado na disputa pelo jogador.

Na última semana, em entrevista, o jogador disse não pensar nos rumores e estar focado no Tricolor gaúcho. “Eu não penso nisso, estou focado no Grêmio, meu objetivo é conquistar títulos aqui. Essas coisas eu deixo para meus empresários”.

Pepê é uma das principais revelações do Grêmio nas últimas temporadas. Neste ano, atuou em três jogos na equipe principal do Tricolor e marcou dois gols. Também foi um dos principais jogadores na conquista da vaga para as Olímpiadas, jogando seis partidas do Pré-Olímpico e marcando três gols.

Milan dá 'desconto' de R$ 68 milhões para vender Paquetá, e gigante europeu já vira provável destino

De acordo com informações do jornal italiano Calciomercato, clube já admite que não conseguirá recuperar os 40 milhões de euros investidos para contratar o meia junto ao Flamengo

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O Milan investiu 40 milhões de euros, na época, para tirar Lucas Parquetá do Flamengo. No entanto, o baixo rendimento do brasileiro no clube do San Siro fez tomar uma decisão: colocá-lo no mercado.

Na Itália, de acordo com o Calciomercato, o meia pode ser envolvido em uma troca com o Benfica. Florentino, do clube português, rumaria à Terra da Bota, enquanto Paquetá iria para a Luz. Caso a negociação não se concretize, o Milan já definiu o preço do jogador para vendê-lo: 28 milhões de euros (R$ 161 milhões).

Paquetá chegou em janeiro de 2019 ao Milan. Na temporada 2018-19, o brasileiro participou de 17 jogos, marcou um gol e deu uma assistência. Já em 2019-20, entrou em campo 19 vezes e não marcou.

O Milan vive mais uma temporada abaixo do esperado. Na classificação do Campeonato Italiano, os Rossoneros estão na 7ª colocação, com 36 pontos, e não estão na zona de classificação para as competições europeias. 

Paqueta 'happy' about Benfica interest; swap deal with Milan

AC Milan paid a fee much higher than reported by the press to secure midfielder Lucas Paqueta from Flamengo, it is claimed.

Paqueta joined the Rossoneri in January 2019 and at the time it was widely reported that Milan paid a fee of €35million to the Brazilian side to sign the playmaker.

After a good start to life at San Siro, the 22-year-old now seemingly has an uncertain future with the Rossoneri as he has fallen down the pecking order at the club, and in the past few days there have been reports of interest from Benfica.

According to the Brazilian press – as cited by Calciomercato.com –  between the fixed amount, commissions and bonuses, Milan will end up paying a sum of around €45million for what they call the ‘sporting rights’ for Paqueta.

In addition, the 22-year-old signed on a deal until 2023 (therefore four-and-a-half years) on a salary reported to be €1.7m-a-year, meaning an extra €7.6m can be added on top of the €45m to make the total investment around €52.6m.

EVERTON ‘WITHDREW’ BID FOR 24 Y/O AFTER ‘CONTACT’ WITH ANCELOTTI, ‘TERMINATION CLAUSE’ IS €80M

Everton ‘withdrew’ their bid for Everton Soares after he made ‘contact’ with Carlo Ancelotti, said Gremio president Romildo Bolzan Jr in an interview with Si Gonfia la Rete via Arena Napoli. The 24-year-old has been on Everton’s radar this season after impressing at Gremio, but Bonzan Jr has revealed that the Toffees are yet to make an official approach.

He said: “There had been some contacts, mainly with the player. Ancelotti himself had contacted him. But then Everton withdrew even before making a real offer. From what I was told, it was because of some financial playtime issues at that stage. We’ll see if they try to resume the discussion in the future.”

“Everton has an 80 million euro termination clause. Clearly we know that it is a very high rating and we do not intend to clip the boy’s wings, therefore we are willing to negotiate if he expresses his will to move to that particular club.” Everton Soares joined Gremio from Fortaleza in 2013 and has gone on to make 179 appearances across the board, having a hand in 64 goals.

Everton could have a void for another wide-man this summer as Theo Walcott could be sold after underwhelming this season while Bernard has been offered to AS Roma. The Toffees have been linked with a move for Jesse Lingard, Cengiz Under and Wilfried Zaha among others, but the rumours connecting them with Everton Soares aren’t going away.

The Brazilian international made 30 Serie A appearances for Gremio in 2019, scoring 11 goals and making five assists, so he’d be a good addition to the Toffees. Everton will hope to whittle down the asking price from €80m (£70.19m).

The Journey Of Lucas Covolan: From Parana To Plainmoor

By Louis Smith.

If you were a Brazilian born in the 1990s you’d have had the privilege of watching some great players in the national team such as Kaka, Ronaldinho, and Ronaldo — all players which are known for their attacking flair and/or fancy tricks.

After watching, you’d most likely take to the streets and try to replicate what these players did.

One thing which might have been difficult at this time would be finding someone willing to play in goal, but if you were from the city of Curitiba, you were in luck.

That’s because a young Lucas Covolan, now goalkeeper for Torquay United, found pleasure in saving shots.

“Many people asked me why I chose to be a goalkeeper, it is something which came naturally,” Covolan told WFi

“At the beginning, when I was younger, I usually played as an outfield player and I was quite good at it, but at first I found it fun being a goalkeeper, then suddenly it became more and more serious. People around me were saying I was good… and not just my parents!

“In the end, I believed in those people and started to like more and more being the one who’s responsible to stop the goals.

“Being Brazilian and not having the dream to be a football player? Sorry, you’re not Brazilian then!”

From the early 1990s, when Cláudio Taffarel, the first Brazilian goalkeeper to play club football in Europe, came onto the scene, Brazil began to produce several high-quality No. 1s.

Those who made a name for themselves in Europe include Dida, Julio Cesar, Heurelho Gomes, Diego Alves, Ederson and Alisson.

There are always stories of Brazilian outfield players growing up taking to the streets to play football, and how one coach changed their lives for the better, but it’s very rare to hear similar stories from a goalkeeper.

“I’m really grateful for growing up as a goalkeeper in Brazil, I truly believe we have one of the best schools of goalkeeping in the world,” says Covolan.

“Every day we have new goalies and really good ones. I believe it’s because most of us can play as an outfield player as well. It’s a different attribute, we are also really good technically,

“There’s too much competition so we try to be perfect in every aspect to become better every day. The true heroes of making me a goalie were my goalkeeping coaches. People who taught me and keep teaching me to help me improve on something in each session.”

What started as a bit of fun on the streets, would soon become a profession for Covolan. In 2009 he signed with Vasco da Gama, joining up with the U20 squad which involved some training sessions with well-known players.

“I was playing for a team called Trieste FC. They don’t have a professional team, it’s a team who works on [developing] athletes, it’s a trampoline to a bigger clubs,” adds Covolan.

“One of the latest players they produced is Renan Lodi, who now plays for Atlético Madrid.

“In one of the games I was playing, a scout from Vasco was watching. He liked what he saw and believed I had the potential to be a [professional] football player.

“After two weeks on trial at Vasco, I had my first professional contract. I was just 17. I was a really inexperienced goalie at the time but I was ready to do whatever it took. It didn’t take long before I started training with the first team.

“The first choice keeper was Fernando Prass. What a keeper! I learned so much with him. I was training with the guys you see on the TV all the time such as Carlos Alberto, who won the champions league with Porto when he was 18, and Juninho Pernanbucano, who was champion a few times in France while playing for Lyon.

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“Along with me in the youth team was Philippe Coutinho. He was only 16 at the time.

“After impressing in the youth team at Vasco I had the opportunity of joining the U20 national team, where I played with Oscar. The guy was unbelievable, we could tell easily he would make it.”

Covolan also spoke about the effect being miles away from his family had on him.

“Going to Rio de Janeiro changed me a lot. This was the first time being far away from my family and I needed to grow up fast,” he said.

“I saw things which were different from my reality back home, bad things, not good. Rio is not what you see on TV all the time, beautiful sunsets and beaches…

“There’s more to Rio than the coast, but I’m perseverant and learned fast how things worked there.

“Being far from home was not easy. I cried lots of times but I grew up a lot living with different people from all over Brazil.

“Different cultures, different social classes. Living in Rio for three years was enough to make me realize I was ready for anything. I realized I could live and be anywhere in this world.”

After his spell at Vasco, Covolan moved back to his home city of Curitiba, signing for boyhood club Athletico Paranaense.

With eight goalkeepers fighting for one spot, Covolan struggled to get in the first team which resulted in him moving to smaller regional clubs, Toledo, and Rio Branco.

“Moving to Athletico PR was a dream come true, again, because it’s the team I have supported since I was young,” said Covolan. “Despite not having the chance to play for the first team, it was really enjoyable.

“At the time, several good goalkeepers were fighting for one place and the first choice was [Olympic gold medal winner] Weverton.

“When I was at Athletico PR, I tried to get a loan to get some minutes and get some experience in senior football.

“Unfortunately, it didn’t work well due to picking up an injury warming up in one of the games, and it took me almost four months to get back to normal.

“When I left Athletico PR, moving to smaller teams in Brazil was another challenge. There are too many players, too many agents involved with a big mafia involved.

“Players who give money to managers to play, agents who ‘invest’ in the club, but when it gets to the time the agent’s player needs to play, not all the time the best player plays.

“I moved to three smaller teams before I decided I didn’t want to play in Brazil anymore.

With Covolan no longer wanting to play in Brazil he decided to change his approach, opting to play in a new country, which brought new languages and a new continent.

“Spain was really good culturally for me,” says the goalkeeper. “This was the first European country I went to.

“The language was a barrier at the beginning. I found it was difficult to learn Spanish, and it took me around four months to speak and understand people.

“I lived in Mallorca, a great place to live, but there’s another language there — Mallorquin (which is similar to Catalan, with some different words).

“The football was not great in the lower divisions, but I tried to play for small teams in order to climb up the divisions. This was not easy. Clubs were not paying much, and sometimes weren’t paying at all.

“I got the chance to trail for with RDC Mallorca for three months. This was a good experience to get to know a professional club in Spain.

“At the end, they said I was too old (24), but I didn’t give up. I made lots of friends on the island and I love the people there. The end in Spain opened the door to my next destination.”

After his time in Spain, Covolan was without a club until he was offered an exciting move to unite with a fellow South American in East Sussex.

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“I was in Brazil enjoying the time with the family after finishing my season in Spain when a Friend from Athletico PR called me and asked me what I was going to do in the next season (2016/2017),” continues Covolan.

“He said he had a contact which could help me move to England. I was surprised but very excited to make it happen. He was an agent from Spain who helped me to move to Whitehawk FC, and he knew the Argentinian manager from Whitehawk at the time.

“It didn’t take long for me to adapt to English football. I think for a goalkeeper it’s easier than an outfield player to settle.

“The biggest difference is technical. Brazilians are so technical and unpredictable in any position, and here is more physical, tactical and direct.”

After playing for Whitehawk, Lewes, and Worthing over a four year period, this season Covolan moved up a level to play for National League outfit Torquay United, where he’s broken into the first team.

On a personal level, he is currently enjoying a solid season in the South West, where he has kept six clean sheets.

 “Being part of Torquay is really good,” he says. “What I like the most is the winning mentality everyone has, and the ambition to achieve more.

“Everyone is working hard, pushing hard each other. The professionalism everyone displays is really good.

“We have had ups and downs at Torquay this season, lots of injuries which haven’t helped us at all. We’re not happy where we are in the table, having wanted to get promoted at the start of the campaign.”