Arda Turan measures football under the war in Ukraine
The Shakhtar Donetsk coach describes a hard life, but refuses to compare his situation with that of Ukrainian civilians.

Arda Turan has put a human face on the strange normality of football in Ukraine during the war. The former Atletico Madrid and midfielder, now coach of Shakhtar Donetsk, describes his life in the country as deeply difficult, although he marks a clear distance: his situation cannot be compared to what Ukrainian civilians endure. His story shifts the focus from the result and places it in the context that surrounds each training session, each trip and each club routine.























