Shakhtar Donetsk: Playing Football in a War Zone

James Allcott is joined by Andy Brassell (@andybrassell) and David Arrowsmith (@mrwriterman79) to discuss Andy’s book ‘We Play On’. The trio discuss how football in Ukraine has suffered, changed, and risen again following the invasion by Russia in February 2022. The trio focus on how Shakhtar Donetsk have become ‘the people’s team’ in Ukraine and what the repercussions of the war have meant to what was once a European footballing giant.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/We-Play-Shakhtar-Donetsks-Football/dp/1472148061

Host: James Allcott

Guests: Andy Brassell and David Arrowsmith

Producer: Cai Jones

Editor: Finn McSkimming

Additional Production: Jonathan Fisher

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