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“Dynamo” Kyiv may face “Maccabi” Tel Aviv: why the Europa League draw has become alarming for Kyiv and important for Israel

Kyiv’s “Dynamo” faces a challenging European scenario: already in the second qualifying round of the Europa League 2026/27, the Ukrainian club may encounter one of the strong opponents, including Israel’s “Maccabi” Tel Aviv. For the Israeli audience, this story is interesting not only in sports terms. A potential pair “Dynamo” Kyiv — “Maccabi” Tel Aviv […]

The path from Kyiv to Haifa: Mark Golenkov — a product of Kyiv’s youth football, hero of Maccabi Haifa U19’s victory over Barcelona in the UEFA Youth League

Путь из Киева в Хайфу: Марк Голенков — воспитанник киевского детского футбола, герой победы «Маккаби» Хайфа U19 над «Барселоной» в Юношеской лиге УЕФА

Almost 4 years ago, with the start of Putin’s full-scale aggression against Ukraine, a 13-year-old teenager Mark Golenkov arrived in Israel from Kyiv. A repatriate. A goalkeeper. A guy who had been training in the Ukrainian football environment and living a normal child’s life, where training was the main event of the day. And then […]

Israel and Ukraine suddenly at the top of CS2 — why this ranking looks strange

Israel and Ukraine unexpectedly found themselves among the notable countries in the rankings of the Esports Nations Cup for Counter-Strike 2. At first glance, this looks like a loud esports news: two countries have risen high in the national table of one of the world’s most popular disciplines. But behind the beautiful ranking line is […]

In the match between Ukraine and Israel, two athletes met who are the only ones in the history of men’s world championships to become world champions in both checkers-64 and checkers-100.

In the French city of Saint-Doulchard, the team world championship in international draughts — draughts-100 continues. The tournament takes place from May 5 to 12, 2026, and it is there that the match Ukraine — Israel acquired a special sporting significance: two people met at the boards who made history in men’s world championships as […]

“Polesie” is once again looking towards Haifa: the Ukrainian football club wants to bring Georgiy Ermakov back from Israel

Zhytomyr’s “Polissya” is preparing for the new season and, according to Ukrainian football sources, is looking for a strong goalkeeper who can immediately strengthen the team. An Israeli connection has appeared in this transfer story: the club is once again considering the option of Ukrainian goalkeeper Georgiy Ermakov, who is currently playing for Maccabi Haifa. […]