Blokhin still has one big goal as a coach: Euro Cup

Ukraine's storied champion looking for one more shot at big-time glory.

Ukraine coach Oleh Blokhin is taking this June’s European football championship personal. Despite claiming seven Soviet titles, five Soviet cups, two UEFA Cup Winners’ Cups and a UEFA Super Cup, he has never set foot on the pitch for a European championship match.
Yesterday at 22:02 | Mark Rachkevych

Germany hopes to repeat past success Perennial contender Germany will arrive in Lviv on June 8 ahead of its first match against Portugal, hungry to win its first European championship in 16 years.
Yesterday at 21:59 | Mark Rachkevych
Tiny Denmark faces up to three giants When Denmark was drawn in a group with Euro 2012 favorites Holland and Germany along with its qualifying nemesis Portugal in December, a somber mood came over the Danish delegation in Kyiv’s National Palace of Arts.
May 17 at 23:55 | Mark Rachkevych
Ukraine relies on 'attacking' players Ukrainecoach Oleh Blokhin is relying on his young attacking players to help the European Championship co-host get out of a tough group and into the quarterfinals.
May 17 at 23:50 | Associated Press
Blokhin: Ukraine squad faces tough training Ukrainian soccer coach Oleh Blokhin took his 26-man Euro 2012 squad off to training camp in Turkey on May 15 warning them they were in for a psychological shake-up to give them an outside chance of surviving elimination in the early stages.
May 15 at 18:42 | Reuters
Austria misses three regulars against Ukraine, Romania VIENNA — Austria will miss three key players because of injuries for next month's friendlies against Euro 2012 co-host Ukraine and Romania.
May 15 at 12:58 | Associated Press
Euro 2012: Co-host Ukraine in goalkeeping crisis With two goalkeepers ruled out and a third in a race to recover from injury, Ukraine is heading into the European Championship in crisis.
May 13 at 15:13 | Associated Press
Euro 2012: Co-host Ukraine faces tough opposition Oleh Blokhin has done it with Ukraine in the past, and he'll be the man hoping to lead the team into the quarterfinals of a major tournament once again.
May 13 at 13:31 | Associated Press
Russia includes Fulham's Pogrebnyak in Euro squad MOSCOW — Fulham striker Pavel Pogrebnyak is looking to make up for missed chances at the European Championship after Russia coach Dick Advocaat included him in a preliminary squad.
May 11 at 17:44 | Associated Press
Azarov: 'I would like our team to have decent performance at Euro 2012' Ukrainian Prime Minister Mykola Azarov has said that he would like Ukraine's national football team to take a decent place at the Euro 2012 European Football Championship as a response to calls for a boycott of Euro 2012 matches in Ukraine.
May 11 at 17:23 | Interfax-Ukraine
Ukraine's Blokhin calls up 2 uncapped goalkeepers Ukraine coach Oleh Blokhin has called up two uncapped goalkeepers for a training camp because of injuries ahead of the start of the European Championship next month.
May 8 at 18:31 | Associated Press