Andriy Yarmolenko: Last News

Wales' World Cup playoff final against Ukraine on Sunday (June 5) after making an accidental war reference.The iconic Premier League voice said sorry for his choice of words after one of Oleksandr Petrakov's players was left on the surface due to injury - when he said that they would "soldier on".Although it wasn't directly related to Russia's ongoing invasion of their neighbours, many young Ukrainian men are currently fighting in battle - with Oleksandr Zinchenko one player who considered going home and joining them in the fight.Tyler swiftly backtracked when realising how the words could be misconstrued, with many social media users picking up on the comments.A Twitter user wrote: "Martin Tyler just said an injured Ukrainian player will 'soldier on', only to quickly apologise if he's 'used that word inappropriately'."With a second adding: "Martin Tyler just said a Ukrainian player will 'soldier on' and apologised as soon as he said it." Who is the best football commentator? Give us your verdict in the comments section. With a third saying: "Martin Tyler saying the Ukraine player should just soldier on."A fourth continued: "Martin Tyler full on Alan Partridge with his 'soldier on' antics."With a fifth concluding: "Can't believe Martin Tyler just told Ukraine to soldier on."On the pitch, Wales secured their spot at the World Cup for the first time since 1958 after Andriy Yarmolenko headed Gareth Bale's free-kick into his own net.Rob Page will lead his side against the United States, Iran and neighbours England.Aaron Ramsey said after the fixture: "Unbelievable, unbelievable.

Scotland’s local heroes Grant Hanley and Lyndon Dykes suffered the bitter blow of World Cup defeat to Ukraine to end their hopes of making the Qatar finals.

Ukraine players and fans bellowed out their national anthem in emotional scenes at Hampden Park before their World Cup play-off against Scotland. It was their first competitive international fixture since the Russian invasion of Ukraine back in February and the ongoing devastation to their native country has left players feeling devastated.Premier League stars such as Oleksandr Zinchenko, Vitaliy Mykolenko and Andriy Yarmolenko, who vowed to continue playing while soldiers defended their country, were included in the starting XI for the clash on Wednesday.

Ukraine. The footage showed the ground in ruin with its stands wrecked and rubble everywhere.The 12,000-seater, built under the Soviet regime in 1936, belonged to the boyhood club of West Ham United star Andriy Yarmolenko, who play in the Ukrainian Premier League.

West Ham's Ukrainian goalscoring hero Andriy Yarmolenko handed his shirt to a fan holding the flag of his homeland in emotional scenes.The attacker, in only his second game back from compassionate leave, was seen handing his shirt to West Ham fans yeilding a Ukraine flag after scoring the winner at the London Stadium. David Moyes' men when into the game with a one-goal deficit but were able to find an equaliser through Tomas Soucek's header.

West Ham's Ukraine international forward Andriy Yarmolenko burst into tears after scoring for the Hammers in their clash with Aston Villa on Sunday (March 13).The former Dynamo Kyiv and Borussia Dortmund was forced to put worries for his home country to the back of his mind while taking to the pitch during the Premier League encounter and his second half goal was too much to take.The 32-year-old delighted the London Stadium crowd with a fine volley to open the scoring - before his emotions came flooding back.Yarmolenko has been hailed for his goal, which was dedicated to the people of his homeland who find themselves displaced and in grave danger following the invasion of Vladimir Putin's Russia.Sharing a heart-warming photo of West Ham stars surrounding their colleague after his goal, the club wrote on Twitter: "We love you, Yarma!"To which one fan responded: "How Yarmolenko found the strength to play today is beyond me, but easily our best player when he came on."With a second adding: "Sport is more than sport. Yarmalenko has gone through probably the worst time in his life being a proud Ukrainian.

West Ham have given midfielder Andriy Yarmolenko some time off after the Russian invasion of his home country Ukraine left him “not in a good place”.Hammers boss David Moyes revealed the 32-year-old has not been training ahead of Sunday’s Premier League clash with Wolves.Yarmolenko, who has an astonishing 106 caps and 44 goals for the Ukraine national team, has been left feeling distressed over the Russian aggression which has caused panic and devastation back home.And Moyes’ comments suggest Yarmolenko is unlikely to feature on Sunday, though the east London club are keeping in touch and ready to help the player.The Scot said: “He’s not in a really good place at the moment so we’ve given him a few days off.“We’ll certainly help him.”Yarmolenko is in his fourth season with the Hammers since joining back in the summer of 2018.He has made 21 appearances across all competitions this season, scoring and assisting in the Europa League.Meanwhile, compatriot Oleksandr Zinchenko is expected to feature for Manchester City in their clash with Everton on Saturday.Want to be on the ball with all of the latest football news?Well then sign up for the brilliant Daily Star football email newsletter!From the latest transfer news to the agenda-setting stories, get it all in your email inbox - don't miss a thing.It only takes a matter of seconds.Simply type your email address into the box at the top of this article and hit 'subscribe'.And that's it, job done. You'll receive an email with all of the top news stories every single morning.You can find out more information on our email newsletter on this link here.City manager Pep Guardiola said: “Oleks is an incredibly strong guy.