The Zorya Courier
Squad10 Aug 2026
Jordan stays put
“The easiest signature of my career.” Jordan and Zorya agree another 4 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Jordan in a row with a teammate
It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at Zorya this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Words at Zorya training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Vladlen Yurchenko is at the centre of it, and the squad will now find out whether the standard rises or the pair of them simply stop speaking.
Squad10 Aug 2026
No hiding place for Jordan
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Jordan, and the manager let it.
Market10 Aug 2026
Zorya promote Andriy Sobol from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Andriy Sobol has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
Market10 Aug 2026
One of our own: Denys Matvienko joins the Zorya first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Denys Matvienko is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market10 Aug 2026
Zorya promote Yevhen Shakhov from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Yevhen Shakhov has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
Market10 Aug 2026
One of our own: Oleh Lunyov joins the Zorya first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Oleh Lunyov is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Match8 Aug 2026
A bad afternoon for Zorya against Polissia
0‑1 to Polissia, and no complaints worth printing. The performance asked for nothing more than it got.
In brief
- Player ratings Artem Slesar runs at them all day
- The terraces Supporters make their feelings known about Oleksandr Saputin