Ukraine holds first amputee football tournament for players wounded in Russia war
The League Of The Mighty, played in Kyiv last weekend, featured five teams of seven players, made up of both lower and ...
Ukraine holds first soccer tournament for war-wounded amputees — and plans to go international
The players were chosen from among the thousands of Ukrainians wounded in the war. With limbs lost to Russian attacks, they ...
Former Russian footballer who played against Ronaldo killed in Ukraine
A former Russian football star has died fighting for Putin in Ukraine, 20 years after playing against Cristiano Ronaldo at ...
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Former Russian national team member killed in Ukraine war
Dec 29 (Reuters) - Aleksei Bugayev, a former member of Russia's national soccer team who played at Euro 2004, has been killed ...
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Russian football star killed in Ukraine after signing up to war to escape drugs conviction
Former Russia football star Aleksei Bugayev has been killed while fighting in the conflict with Ukraine after joining Vladimir Putin's forces following a drug trafficking conviction. Bugayev ...
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Former Russian Football Star Dies in Military Action
Bugaev signed a military contract in exchange for leniency.
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Former Russia international footballer dies, aged 43, fighting in Ukraine - after joining Vladimir Putin's forces to escape 10-year prison sentence for drug smuggling
Former international footballer Aleksei Bugayev has been killed while fighting in the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine, his father confirmed on Monday. The 43-year-old ex-Russia ...