Articles by Volodymyr Holod

While we are watching the clumsy and frightening moves of the United States in world politics, which are finally destroying the existing world order, something quite the opposite has happened on the football field. The wonderful and majestic America was momentarily brought back to reality. It was football again - in all its glory.

The story of Prague's unorthodox Dolicek Stadium

1969 is known as the year of Woodstock, the Beatles' rooftop concert and Neil Armstrong, who made his "giant leap for mankind". That year was really eventful and, probably, changed our world forever. One way or another, there is one city in the world that will remember 1969 forever. This city is Lviv.

In the late 1980s, English football was far from what we see it as now. It wasn’t the shining giant. It wasn’t the magnet for the best players and the biggest money. There was no Premier League yet, but there were disasters at Heysel and Hillsborough. There was hooliganism. Football was going from being the nation’s favourite child to being a despicable outcast. England itself became an outcast when its clubs were banned from European competitions for several years. English football was shrouded in a depressing atmosphere.

We continue to recall our old articles. This time, we offer you an article about FC Karpaty dated 2020. It's nice to admit that the current reality is not as minor as the end of this article.

In recent years, Lviv football has changed beyond recognition. Yes, Karpaty are back in the Premier League. Yes, FC Lviv has disappeared from the football map again. Yes, Rukh is still looking for its identity. But we thought it would be interesting to present the original article from 2021. After all, you already know the end of this story and the current state of affairs.

Ernie Moss: a great example of a bygone era.

I may have never seen him playing, but I still know that he is a hero. In fact, a lot of younger Spireites never saw him playing, but Ernie remains Ernie - a role model of a footballer and a gentleman.