Ukraine has far greater concerns than the state of a soccer club. Russia’s invasion has shattered the country, rattled the world and tested political alliances.

Ukraine's players thank fans during the UEFA Nations League, group B1 soccer match between Georgia and Ukraine at the AdjaraBet Arena in Batumi, Georgia, Saturday, Nov. 16, 2024.

Ukraine great Andrii Shevchenko failed to win election to the UEFA executive committee on Thursday, the day Russia formally ceded its seat on the decision-making body of European soccer.

Soccer This Ukrainian soccer club plays without a home. Here’s how it keeps going. Shakhtar Donetsk left its home in 2014 and now operates in Lviv, in western Ukraine.