(Reuters) - Former European Footballer of the Year Andriy Shevchenko will swap his boots for golf spikes on Thursday when he makes his debut on the continent's second-tier Challenge Tour. The former AC Milan and Chelsea striker will compete alongside ex-Ryder Cup player Oliver Wilson and former European Tour winner Nick Dougherty at the Kharkov Superior Cup in his native Ukraine. "This is the first big event for me and of course it is the first event in Ukraine so it's a huge event for golf in this country," Shevchenko said in a news release on Tuesday. ...
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