'Playing football, I forget about everything' - Ukrainian teenager Marko Podoliak on his 'dream' after escaping warzone

“This is a flag of my country. Blue in my view symbolises freedom, clear sky above the head. Yellow is a beautiful field, free, clean, clear, and I am proud, proud that I am Ukrainian.” That pride is being expressed by 18-year-old Marko Podoliak.

When the war in the Ukraine started earlier this year, the aspiring footballer from the Dynamo Kyiv academy made the unexpected move to Bracknell Town. Ad/> If you are unfamiliar with the club, ‘The Robins’ from Berkshire in England have just been crowned South-Central league champions, winning promotion to what would be the seventh tier of the English football pyramid. FootballBrazilian footballers appeal for help in Ukraine, Fonseca stranded24/02/2022 AT 20:43 Podoliak made the move thanks to a family connection, fleeing the devastation of his home country and leaving his family behind.

“I was born and grew up in a city called Lviv,” Podoliak told Power of Sport. “Which is in the western part of Ukraine. It’s a very beautiful city, and rather old.” “Nowadays, sometimes the Russian troops attack.

Of course, I am worried for my parents and my family, the missiles may end up falling on any part of our country. “It’s dangerous. Every day, we call each other.

We’re always connected.” Mourinho admits ‘hurt’ over Spurs sacking but insists he is happy at Roma Mbappe spotted in Madrid, Arsenal keen on Sterling transfer – Paper Round Football in Ukraine was put on hold indefinitely following the start of the conflict and men of fighting age all over the country were conscripted. Podoliak would likely have been among those going to battle, despite his lack of military training, but for the intervention of Bracknell, and in particular, chairman and CEO Kayne Steinborn-Busse. “I've got