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Head coach of the Ukrainian national team Andriy Shevchenko recalled his playing career, as a player in Milan he won the Golden Ball in 2004.

" It was an ideal year for me, because everything went well not only in Milan, but also in the Ukrainian team "

“Milan helped me a lot, we played crazy football, we were the best team in the world. But I also successfully played for the national team of Ukraine, and it also helped me a lot, "

In the 2004 calendar year, Shevchenko, together with Milan, reached the quarter finals of the Champions League 2003/04, and in the framework of the 2004/2005 season he won first place in the Champions League quartet with Barcelona, \u200b\u200bShakhtar and Celtic. Also in 2004, the Rossoneri won the Italian Championship and the Italian Super Cup.

Together with Shevchenko in 2004, the Ukrainian team successfully started in qualifying for the 2006 World Cup. The Blokhin team then defeated Kazakhstan (2: 1), Georgia (2: 0), Turkey (3: 0) and tied with the then current European champions the Greeks (1: 1). Subsequently, the “blue-yellow” from the first place went to the Mundial.

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