Ukrainian Footballer Flees Country Without Club's Knowledge

The football world in Ukraine is facing another scandal as Aleksey Sidorov, a player for Metalist 1925 from Kharkiv, has reportedly fled the country without informing his club. The news was confirmed on the team’s official website. According to the club, Sidorov had been on loan to Kolos FC, but his temporary contract ended on June 30 — just as Metalist departed for an overseas training camp. Following that, Sidorov began training with the club’s youth squad. “Shortly thereafter, the player stopped attending practice,” the club’s statement reads. “Recently, we received information that he left the territory of Ukraine without the club’s knowledge.”