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On Monday, France Football magazine published the list of candidates for the title of Best Footballer of Europe. Among the 50 selected footballers are the current title holder Andriy Shevchenko and the winner of the 2003 vote, Pavel Nedved.
Donetsk "Metalurh" failed to rewrite the history of its relations in matches with its fellow countrymen from "Shakhtar". In the 13th round, Sevydov's charges in the so-called Donetsk derby once again lost to "Shakhtar" with a score of 2:0.
“Revenge for Donetsk's "Metalurh" – under this slogan, today's match was presented by almost the majority of Ukrainian media, "We only need victory to fulfill our tasks, we don't think about revenge," - the players of the local team never tired of repeating before the game with Greek "PAOK".
In the new FIFA ranking for national teams, the Ukrainian national team remained at its points for the past month, occupying 39th place. Recall that in the last two games that were to be counted in the ranking, the Ukrainian team drew with Albania (2:2) and defeated Japan (1:0).
At the team world championship, the Ukrainian chess team, which is the current champion of this tournament, will compete with its full fighting lineup. The team includes the same six chess players who won four years ago at the world championship.
The "Dnipro" head coach says he cannot understand the reasons for the team's disastrous performance in the domestic championship. "Perhaps the guys are subconsciously preparing for European cups," Yevhen Mefodiiovych reflected at the post-match press conference.
6. Justine Henin-Hardenne (Belgium) – 2936
The 12th round of the national championship turned out to be the least productive since the start of the competition. For 16 teams, only 14 goals were scored and two penalties were missed. After crushing victories, the leaders won rather "modestly.
With the completion of the World Cup qualifying matches, the seeding pots for the 2008 European Championship, which will be held in Austria and Switzerland, have been determined.
The Ukrainian national team managed to take revenge on the Japanese team for a defeat three years earlier. Back then, the hosts celebrated victory in Osaka. In Kyiv, however, the Ukrainian team won with a minimal score of 1:0, thanks to a goal in the 90th minute from a penalty by Andriy Husin.