Patrick van Leeuwen, the new coach of top Ukrainian soccer team Shakhtar, has expressed his desire to learn and speak Ukrainian during his tenure with the team, the Ukrainian publication Tribuna reported on July 29.
The new head coach of Ukrainian Premier League club Shakhtar Donetsk, Patrick van Leeuwen, has described how the growth of patriotism in Ukraine during wartime is a positive trend, according to a press release issued by the club on July 3.