Former Dynamo Advisor on Corruption in the Academy: How Money Destroys Football

Corruption in the 'Dynamo' Academy

According to glavcom.ua: Artem Kravets, former advisor to the president of 'Dynamo', Igor Surkis, on youth football development, shared his thoughts on corruption in the Kyiv academy.

«I would like to unveil the corruption component. I received 3-4 offers for huge money – let's say, 10 thousand dollars. A specific amount was mentioned to enroll a child in the 'Dynamo' school. One of them was my acquaintance; I replied to him: «If you write me something like this again – I will block you, and we will never communicate again.» I received that many proposals in a year; I can only imagine how many such proposals people have received over decades. The main problem is that such children take the places of truly talented kids. In each age category, there are 2, 3, or 4 such children. These children completely destroy the competition in their age group», – stated Kravets.

Recall that in the second round of qualifications for the 2026 World Cup, the Ukrainian national football team drew with Azerbaijan – 1:1.

Match Result Azerbaijan - Ukraine

Azerbaijan – Ukraine 1:1 (0:0).

Goals: Mahmudov (72, pen.) – Sudakov (51).

The next match in the World Cup 2026 qualifiers for the Ukrainian national team will be held on October 10 against Iceland.

Earlier, the Ukrainian national team suffered a defeat to France with a score of 0:2 in a qualifying match for the 2026 World Cup. The match took place at the stadium in Wroclaw, Poland.

During an important qualifying match for the 2026 World Cup between Ukraine and France, the Ukrainian fans demonstrated their support for the national team by unfurling a huge banner reading «Fortress of Europe».

Summary: The Ukrainian national football team draws with Azerbaijan in the second round of qualification for the 2026 World Cup. Meanwhile, the actual problem of corruption in the 'Dynamo' football club academy has been highlighted by the former advisor to the club's president.