FORGOTTEN HISTORY: Shakhtar | History Defined

Champions League power rankings: All 36 teams ranked after matchday one

Unsurprisingly, holders Paris Saint-Germain take top spot after the first week, but who are their closest challengers?

The Independent UK · Sep 11

Jose Mourinho scheduled to make unexpected Chelsea return

The former Chelsea boss will be back at Stamford Bridge this season

FourFourTwo · Aug 28

Champions League 2026/27 draw: Every league phase fixture

The league phase fixtures for the Champions League 2026/27 see huge match-ups across the continent once more

FourFourTwo · Aug 27

When is the Champions League draw and how does it work?

The 2026/27 Champions League campaign is set to get under way in September with the clubs yet to discover their opponents

FourFourTwo · Aug 18

Non English club to play their home Champions League games in London this season

The Emirates won't be the only place in London to watch Champions League football

FourFourTwo · Jul 27

How LNZ Cherkasy become a wartime success story with few modern parallels

Ukrainian club were in fourth tier in 2021 but, despite war with Russia, will contest European qualifiers for first time

The Guardian - UK · Jul 23

How Chelsea could still host Champions League games next season with talks under way

Blues missed out on Europe, though Stamford Bridge could still host matches after new request

Evening Standard · Jul 20

‘I was five seconds from death’: Rinat Akhmetov, Ukraine’s richest man, on owning Shakhtar and resisting Russia

In a rare interview, Rinat Akhmetov talks to Nick Ames about football, his ownership of the Azovstal steelworks and why he is optimistic about the future

The Guardian - UK · May 31

Uefa drags its heels over action against Russia’s fake Ukrainian clubs

Imitation versions of Shakhtar Donetsk and Zorya Luhansk remain in Russian league, despite the real teams playing in Ukrainian competition

The Guardian - UK · May 27

Ukraine's Shakhtar gets lucrative lift into Champions League from title races across Europe

If any European soccer club deserves some luck to get a lucrative place in the Champions League, it's surely Shakhtar Donetsk

The Independent UK · May 12