Actually, now the matches are going on WITH FANS. The fans are now allowed to the games in the amounts that the nearest bomb shelters can accommodate. The amount of fans allowed varies throughout the country (up to 2000). I have myself visited football for the first time since 2021 just a week ago to witness my team get their first win of the season. Even despite war and everything, league now functions with fans available. Big thanks to everyone on the frontline and in the anti-air defence for making this possible, Слава Україні!

@tvojemanka

3 ай бұрын

Glory to the heroes 🇺🇦❤️

@user-yz1zt1nq1p

3 ай бұрын

​@@tvojemankahow's the trench buddy

@ivandankob7112

3 ай бұрын

@@user-yz1zt1nq1phow’s your mom’s tit taste, kid?

@nikolayrusanov8714

3 ай бұрын

I cannot imagine how hard is for all of you now. But I am impressed by how you still keep your spirits high and try to distract from all the horrible things happening on the frontline. Stay strong, Ukraine! Slava Ukraini from Bulgaria!

@user-yz1zt1nq1p

3 ай бұрын

@@nikolayrusanov8714 stay strong? Why do you say that as if you can't go die with them? If you wanna be with the Nazis, go to the trench.

A few years ago when bored at work on an evening shift I started looking through KZread while I played fm. I came across this young American KZreadr who was brilliant at explaining aspects of the game I didn’t understand. Years on and seeing how much you have grown and this channel has evolved is brilliant. Natural in front of the camera

@ArsenalFC-hp7xr

3 ай бұрын

Can you post a link to that channel?

@CharlieHill_26

3 ай бұрын

@@ArsenalFC-hp7xrI think you missed what he meant (Zealand)

@ArsenalFC-hp7xr

3 ай бұрын

@@CharlieHill_26 nah, I didn’t. But I did fail at making a funny.

@CharlieHill_26

3 ай бұрын

@@ArsenalFC-hp7xr 😭 we’re all human here

@nest1363

3 ай бұрын

@@CharlieHill_26 I don’t think so, given how this is a remark underneath a strictly political video. Zealand claims to host a strictly apolitical fm-community…

Hello from Ukraine, Zealand! Thank you so much for the video. We stay strong! 💙💛

@sushipizza4439

3 ай бұрын

Stay strong too. 🇺🇸🇺🇦

Thanks for covering football in my country Zealand! We had such a cool league and it was awesome to see Metalist Kharkiv, Dynamo Kyiv, Shakhtar Donetsk and Dnipro making huge waves in Europe and games within the league was awesome with dedicated fans and ultras, which now a core of Ukrainian army. I still miss that Metalist, it was special run and for my hometown it was not only the club, but literally the heart and passion of the city. Hope one day I can comeback home and see my hometown team perform and once again hear Champions League anthem on Metalist Stadium.

Thank you! From Ukraine, Sevastopol

@m1lkytr66

3 ай бұрын

russia* sevastopol

@VojvodaSloboda

3 ай бұрын

sevastopol is in russia

@ProdbyNaz934

3 ай бұрын

Watch out, Z's in your replies

@fabioartoscassone9305

3 ай бұрын

@@m1lkytr66 just occupied

@fabioartoscassone9305

3 ай бұрын

@@VojvodaSloboda just occupied. temporarily like Ingman Mountain, back in Bosnia. u serbians need a friendly remind of 1999 ;)

Thank you, as a Ukrainian, and guy from Mariupol specifically, thank you for sharing this important information to your community

@turbojojol

3 ай бұрын

Metalurg! Mariupol❤️❤️ Are you following FSK Mariupol from the first league, btw?

Being a fan of FC Dnipro (club that no longer exists), its a bid sad that it was not mentioned enough in the video. Our club was in Europa League final in 2015. We lost to Sevilla, but it was biggest achievement for Ukrainian football since Shakhtar's victory in 2009. Also, Dnipro has won 2 USSR championships in 83 and 88, so Dynamo is not the only Ukrainian club to do it.

@TiagoSilvaESC

3 ай бұрын

Is Dnipro-1 the new Dnipro club or a completely new club?

@1zm51_ae

3 ай бұрын

​@@TiagoSilvaESCformally, but Dnepr-1 is a fake

@Sasha-mk3ht

3 ай бұрын

I'm also from Dnipro and will forever remember the 2015 europa league run. Perhaps most memorable was the home game in Kyiv against Napoli where people from across Ukraine came to support Dnipro. For that run, they united the nation.

@platongranovskyy3541

3 ай бұрын

Also from Dnipro, very sad indeed💔

Hey Zealand. Huge thank you for bringing more attention to our league and history. So many of our own are absolutely shattered from the reality that there's a war outside, and a bomb could always drop, but we still stand strong. We still fight strong. We still do our best to bring hope to our nation, bringing up morale, and trying to do everything we can just to sustain. It's even sadder how I remember I wanted to become a footballer, but because this war is super draining, and my oblast has no viable sustainable training centers, it's practically impossible. Much love from Ukraine.

@corryboy8570

3 ай бұрын

Stand strong brother we all love you OK, from a gent in England

@goblue2155

3 ай бұрын

Go Russia Z

@alexflame9383

3 ай бұрын

​​@@goblue2155brain dead 😂

@2russo.phobic4u

3 ай бұрын

@@goblue2155 Go to trench tough guy.

@2russo.phobic4u

3 ай бұрын

@@goblue2155 F russia

“Some people believe football is a matter of life and death, I am very disappointed with that attitude. I can assure you it is much, much more important than that.” Great video Z, keep up the fantastic work on these.

Support for Ukraine 🇺🇦 Thanks for taking on these enlightening topics, Zealand!

Thanks for covering Ukraine zealand, another fantastic video as always! I just wanted to add a few things for those interested, and make a quick correction 1. For those who don’t know, Shakhtar are owned by Rinat Akhmetov, a billionaire with a net worth of around 6 billion. He is a huge fan of football and his investments into the team are why they have a scouting network in Brazil, quickly became a competitor, and can still compete at the highest level despite being homeless. Without him, they would have folded, just like Dnipro or Metalist Kharkiv. 2. We definitely have a corruption problem in Ukraine and in Ukrainian football. The last president of UAF was just released from prison. Now, we have elected Andriy Shevchenko and as president of football and are very optimistic for the future 3. The timeline for Shakhtars European campaign is a bit off 14:57. The group stage campaign you described was when Mudryk was still there. After the group stages, they beat Rennes in the Europa league R32, and then got smashed by feyenoord like 8-2 or something. After Mudryk Left, Shakhtar was still able to finish 3rd in a CL group consisting of Barca, Porto, and Antwerp. Then, they lost to marseille in the Europa league knock outs 4. Vernydub is an absolute genius. He is also the one responsible for the rise of Zoria Luhansk. They had a budget of potatoes, and were able to compete with teams like Bilbao. Unfortunately, it now seems unlikely they will finish in 1st, but they should still qualify for Europe, and many did not expect that. 5. Foreign players are starting to come back now. Kryvbas, regularly has 6 foreigners starting, and they have been key to their success. Many of the more “financially stable clubs” such as Polissia Zhytomyr, Chornomorets, shakhtar, have 6-7 foreigners in the squad. Almost all teams now have a few foreigners, and some have even come from places like Switzerland and France in the last window

@mykolka89

3 ай бұрын

What, Chornomorets "financially stable club"? 😲

24th of February 2022 is still the most terrifying day in my life. The fact that i can vividly recall almost every second of it is uncanny. Thank you to Zealand for this incredible and pretty accurate video, keep up the good work!!

@user-yz1zt1nq1p

3 ай бұрын

You're definitely not from Donetsk are you 😂

@ivandankob7112

3 ай бұрын

@@user-yz1zt1nq1pI’m from Donetsk. Do you have any questions for me or you will be telling me stories you heard from ruzzians?

@GNMbg

3 ай бұрын

Russian troll - stay out of this. @@user-yz1zt1nq1p

@ivandankob7112

3 ай бұрын

@@user-yz1zt1nq1pI’m from Donetsk. Do you have any questions or you wanna re tell me what russia tv told you

@arjunachu4139

3 ай бұрын

@@user-yz1zt1nq1pi am from kharkiv , what do you mean

Thank you so much, Zealand! This is so important! Much love from Ukraine!

in difficult and dark times, football is probably one of those things that keep me and many people here in good shape... it's like another life, where you forget about all the problems and sufferings, and cheer for your favorite team: Ukrainian, English, German or any other we have a large family of football fans, many of them stood up to defend the country, unfortunately, there are also those who returned on the shield football fans from around the world - thanks for your support ❤

Thanks for covering ❤️ Love from Ukraine 🇺🇦

This was heartbreaking. Nothing is more powerful to me then defending your country, no matter what country you hail from, it will always gain my utmost respect. Sports are an amazing way to bring people together. I wish the very best for all those in Ukraine.

@ivandankob7112

3 ай бұрын

Thank you for saying it

A former player for my hometown club Académico de Viseu now plays for Kryvbas, Rafael Bandeira and I didn't know they were doing so good

Thank You Zealand for pulling this all together. I'm from Kyiv and am a lifespan fan of Dynamo. I've come back to playing FM since the full-scale invasion of my country started to run away from cruel reality, and thanks to your videos, I've been able to recollect all the game aspects after a 10-year long absence of FM in my life. R.I.P. all the brave Ukrainians who defend our country, including the ex-players. And R.I.P. Artem F. I grew up reading his football articles in our press.

Thank you for enlightening our situation and all of your work as well, of course. Much love from Ukraine, thank you again, Zealand

This video made me develop a newfound respect for not just the Ukrainian league but all Ukrainian players that have had to endure this war in some way (from family members dying to witnessing air raid attacks.) Thank you for making this video and I hope Ukraine is able to push through this difficult time.

@ivandankob7112

3 ай бұрын

Thank you too

thank you for this video, and R.I.P Frankov, he was the real journalist and many of us in Ukraine loves football besause of his iconic magazine

I am Ukrainian and I want to thank the author for this video in which he accurately described the entire situation that was happening, it is very nice to see videos like this in your recommendations, also thank you for your support and attention, it is very important for the Ukrainian people to show the world how the country lives, including not only football , because a similar situation is in other sports and people’s lives, and I, as a fan of the Krivbass team for which I played since childhood, having survived the bankruptcy of our club in 2013, am incredibly glad that the author mentioned this moment in the video, thank you very much from Ukraine ❤️

Wow, what a surprising and amazing video... I was born in Kryviy Rih, and we always used to visit "Kryvbas" matches with my dad when Italian "Parma" and "Roma" clubs were competing with us in the UEFA Cup. Now, my father is in the hospital after being at the frontline for more than a year, and for me, seeing my home club being reincarnated and then at the top of our league during wartime is something that puts a smile on my face. So yeah, football really unites, and if you love it as many Ukrainians do, it is undoubtedly more than just "a game".

18:39 - Reminds me of the Bill Shankly quote "Someone said to me 'To you football is a matter of life or death!' and I said 'Listen, it's more important than that'"

Thank you Zealand! Much much love from Ukraine.

Thank u. From Ukraine

Once I dreamed that you would make a video about Ukrainian clubs. It's a pity that my dreams came true in this way. Thank you from Luhansk city, which will definitely be liberated from the russians. By the way, Zorya and Dnipro became champions of the USSR! Back then, these clubs had defenders just like Shcherbitsky in Dynamo, who weren't afraid to stand up against Moscow (it cost for them a lot).

@Sasha-mk3ht

3 ай бұрын

Yep, my Dad attended a lot of Dnipro's matches in the 80s and they were quite the powerhouse.

amazing work as always Z, no matter what as a football community we need to make sure Ukraine football continues regardless of politics

Fantastic video. Thank to everyone who put it together

what an Incredible piece of Media you and your helpers have put together. An amazing insight into the strength and resilience of the Ukrainian people! This video brought a tear to my eye. well done and thank you

thank you for highlighting this topic, your support is invaluable!

Wow! Thank you so for exploring this topic and diving so deep into it!

Amazing video. This is why football is more than a game. Brings people together on the toughest times

Thank you for the video!!! Amazing story! And very special thanks for the story of my hometown team Kryvbas! Hope we'll be playing in Europe for a long time!!!

Thank you for this video🫶🏼🫶🏼🫶🏼

Top vid man, thank you for covering this topic

Thank you so much Zealand for talking and discussing this topic and mentioning our country during this difficult times. Much love from all Ukrainian FM players and people.

thanks for your work!

Great storytelling!

Thanks for the video. From Ukraine with love.

Hey Zealand. Thank you for making the video about my country

Thank you for this video!

Thank you for highlighting the problem of our domestic football and political situation. Дякуємо.

Brilliant video, thank you for sharing and enlightening us on this inspiring league

Thank you for this video! It is a fantastic work in terms of data collection, and I really enjoyed it, despite looking back to the darkest days in my life.

Glad you changed the thumbnail on this, the new one’s a lot better

Thank you so much for this video, huge respect from Ukraine. Been watching your channel for a couple of years now, keep up the good work! RIP to Artem Frankov and to everyone who had lost their lives defending my family, friends, myself and our country.

Thank you!

thanks for covering upl 💛💙

Thank you Zea for covering this topic . Wish glory to all freedom fighters from Ukraine , Palestine ....

thx you! huge thank you!

Zeal and you are a true professional I love you man

Thank you for this video 🙌🏻 Greetings from 🇺🇦

Excelent video, Zealand!

Amazing video. So important. So well done. Hats off to you Zealand

Thank you for the video, Zealand! Much love from Ukraine. Your videos help many people to have positive emotions here, trust me.

I was very surprised to see how many people from Ukraine are here, just like me. This is a very important video, it is important to talk about what is happening and how war affects all areas of life, including football. Thank you for this work!

Thank you!!

Yo Z, Great video. Kudos

Thank you for this great video

Thank you for reporting on this. I had no idea the football league was still going on, but i am so proud of them. Absolutely legends. The beautiful game.

Thank you Zealand for this video. Ukraine be strong!

Thank you for video, good to see that big international channel cover situation in my coutry, and doing it properly

actually breathtaking story. the current state of ukranian football is something you'd only hear in older years, which is something that shouldn't have happened again in the first place. i even have acquaintances near the bombing sites in donbas that i try to keep connected to, and it really is just saddening to see this conflict and many others that're currently happening happen. i am also just glad the sport we all love and appreciate has become a beacon of light, pride and defiance against adversity. i thank you for documenting this, zealand! much love, from (i think) your sole chilean viewer. :^)

@detectivesque

3 ай бұрын

and, Слава Україні!

thank you

this video is so well done. Much love.

I would love if you can make this a series. For example, I would love to see you talk about football in Haiti.

Great video Zealand.

Great video. 👍 appreciate all the efforts!!! Слава Україні!

Thank you Zealand. I followed u a few years ago but since war started in my country it was hard to me watch you content because the Z letter as logo trigger me so much, its 100% not your fault but war got our heads rly fked up. But yer im very thankful for job that u did for us its very important for ukranians

Thank you for the video! Hello from Ukraine!

amazing report

thank you for this video

Do one about Palestine next

Thank you for the video. I am from Ukraine, and your video really means a lot for me

Wow, I've watched a lot of your content over the years but this was an absolutely fantastic piece. Congratulations to you and to all your team and researchers who put this together. Slava Ukraini

Great journalism

Thank you for doing this. It is amazing Slava Ukraini

Great job! But just to clearify: Zorya Luhansk has been the champion of USSR in 1972

Thank you, I didn't know so many things about Ukrainian football in the Soviet times and the full scale war!

Great video, thanks for providing information about Ukraine. Was wondering about the league. All positive energy to the people in Ukraine ❤

Zealand and Yakov did a very good job with covering this important topic. We're fighting every day for out identity and glad to see that someone actually understand and respect it. Thank you from Ukraine 🇺🇦

Amazing video Z 👌🏻

Also, our club - Dnipro was in Europa League Final 2016, now this club doesn’t exist.

@andriikurnykov2235

3 ай бұрын

It was in 2015, not 2016

Dnipro and Zorya won the Soviet League

Hello from Ukraine, Thanks!

Huge thanks for this video, really amazing material and delivery. Слава Україні!

Looking back at EURO 2012 is sad now. 😕

Thank you. Big love from Ukraine 🇺🇦❤️

Thanks for promoting Ukraine and Ukrainian football. Slava Ukraini! 🇺🇦

thanks

Thank you Zealand. Come to Ukraine after our victory !

Love from Ukraine Zealand, thank you

Thank you for such an important video my friend. We Ukrainians appreciate it a lot.

Wow!

big salute and respect to the players and soilders

@ivandankob7112

3 ай бұрын

🙏

always believe that in the end, good will prevail. Keep on fighting Ukraine, your efforts have been incredible.

@andrisk7513

3 ай бұрын

Neither countries are good. Ukraine has taken rights from the Hungarians living in carpathia.

@ivandankob7112

3 ай бұрын

@@andrisk7513 no rights were ever taken from Hungarians in Ukraine, they enjoy the same rights and options as any Ukrainian, no need to lie mate russia destroys cities, Ukraine does not destroy neither Hungarian, nor russian cities, your comparison is invalid

@alexflame9383

3 ай бұрын

​@@andrisk7513you are Russian then? 😂

Glory to Ukraine! From Ireland with love 🇮🇪🇺🇦

Dude! Thank you for making this video! You're awesome Слава Україні!

💛💙 tnks from Ukraine/

@drPiotrNapierala

3 ай бұрын

❤🖤