jmetaB024f376d5dd3ed3b0a37f667b7413f844ed080f0b0038705ad45af620425372d0b@4ba663765714781ad949364b671673879192dba9aa98eb129d0e821daf4b779erss.item metarss.netM_ <item> <title>Ukraineâs Georgiy Sudakov: âI have friends who are fighting. It is hard to focus on footballâ</title> <link>https://www.theguardian.com/football/article/2024/aug/20/georgiy-sudakov-dream-of-playing-in-europe-top-five-leagues-shakhtar-donetsk-ukraine</link> <description><p>Shakhtar Donetsk playmaker on âfear and griefâ of Russiaâs invasion, Euro 2024 dismay and Mykhailo Mudryk</p><p>The compact surroundings of Arena Livyi Bereh in Kyivâs Osokorky district is not Camp Nou or any of Europeâs other historic arenas, but it didnât matter to Georgiy Sudakov on Sunday. The 21-year-old playmaker, who more than two years earlier had been forced to take cover from falling Russian bombs in a makeshift bomb shelter with his heavily pregnant wife, was named captain of Shakhtar Donetsk for their second league game of the new campaign.</p><p>â2012, this boy dreams of playing for Shakhtar Donetsk â¦â Sudakov wrote on Instagram after the 1-0 victory against the team they will share their 4,700-capacity stadium with this season. âItâs 2024, this guy is wearing the captainâs armband for Shakhtar Donetsk! Dream, work, believe. After all, dreaming is not harmful. Dreaming is so important. Everything in life is possible!â</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/football/article/2024/aug/20/georgiy-sudakov-dream-of-playing-in-europe-top-five-leagues-shakhtar-donetsk-ukraine">Continue reading...</a></description> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/football/shakhtardonetsk">Shakhtar Donetsk</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/football/europeanfootball">European club football</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/football/football">Football</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/sport">Sport</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/football/ukraine">Ukraine</category> <pubDate>Tue, 20 Aug 2024 12:00:44 GMT</pubDate> <guid>https://www.theguardian.com/football/article/2024/aug/20/georgiy-sudakov-dream-of-playing-in-europe-top-five-leagues-shakhtar-donetsk-ukraine</guid> <media:content width="140" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/36dc63372170547a79a455c773f798810fa34f13/0_489_8192_4916/master/8192.jpg?width=140&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=c3e1fdc3731ecd63c4efb0c081f0f41f"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: Pat Elmont/UEFA/Getty Images</media:credit> </media:content> <media:content width="460" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/36dc63372170547a79a455c773f798810fa34f13/0_489_8192_4916/master/8192.jpg?width=460&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=4d0f0e541308942f4d39883395119212"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: Pat Elmont/UEFA/Getty Images</media:credit> </media:content> <dc:creator>Ed Aarons</dc:creator> <dc:date>2024-08-20T12:00:44Z</dc:date> </item>
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