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''A gripping account of how Shakhtar Donetsk came to represent embattled Ukraine''s hopes for the future'' Sunday Times

''We want to show to the world that we are alive. That we are strong. Not just us - the whole of Ukraine. We are continuing to play. We are continuing to win.'' Darijo Srna

''Excellent ... a symbol of Ukrainian resistance'' Ada Wordsworth

Shakhtar Donetsk have not played in their home stadium since 2014. Their matchdays now typically have no crowds, air raid sirens interrupt games and thoughts of and fears for family, friends and hometowns frontline troops loom large in the players'' minds ahead of every game. These are extraordinary times - but Shakhtar is an extraordinary club.

Displaced when fighting first began in the Donbas region, and then again when Russia mounted a full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, this book honours a club - players, coaching staff, management - who choose to play on. I

We Play On

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      Publisher Little, Brown Book Group
      Published 9 March 2024
      ISBN-13 9781472148087
      978-1472148087
      ISBN-10 1472148088
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      Sport Association football (Soccer)

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      ''A gripping account of how Shakhtar Donetsk came to represent embattled Ukraine''s hopes for the future'' Sunday Times

      ''We want to show to the world that we are alive. That we are strong. Not just us - the whole of Ukraine. We are continuing to play. We are continuing to win.''       Darijo Srna

      ''Excellent ... a symbol of Ukrainian resistance'' Ada Wordsworth

      Shakhtar Donetsk have not played in their home stadium since 2014. Their matchdays now typically have no crowds, air raid sirens interrupt games and thoughts of and fears for family, friends and hometowns frontline troops loom large in the players'' minds ahead of every game. These are extraordinary times - but Shakhtar is an extraordinary club.

      Displaced when fighting first began in the Donbas region, and then again when Russia mounted a full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, this book honours a club - players, coaching staff, management - who choose to play on. I

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