Football

Ronaldo blew up the stadium in the middle of the World Cup match. Didn’t even have to score! Video

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3 years ago

December 6, 2022

Thomas

Ronaldo blew up the stadium in the middle of the World Cup match. Didn’t even have to score! Video

Cristiano Ronaldo / Photo: © DeFodi Images / Contributor / DeFodi Images / Gettyimages.ru

One appearance of Cristiano on the field already brings the fans to ecstasy. A real legend!

The Portuguese national team, unlike its neighbors from Spain, entered the 1/8 final match of the World Cup in Qatar as the last battle. The Red-Greens tore the Swiss national team to shreds, winning 6-1. What is most interesting, without its main star and leader Cristiano Ronaldo! Moreover, enchanting in this match 21-year-old Goncalo Ramos, who replaced the star striker at the start.

However, Ronaldo still managed to break the applause. Didn’t even have to score!

In a word, legend

Before the start of the match between Portugal and Switzerland, the decision of head coach Fernando Santos not to include Cristiano Ronaldo in the starting XI was truly surprising. In the last match with South Korea, the star forward expressed dissatisfaction with the decision of Santos to replace him in the 65th minute of the meeting. After that, the absence of a striker at the start of the game with Switzerland was associated by many with this. However, the coach quickly dispelled the rumors:

– It has nothing to do with [с матчем против Южной Кореи], this question is closed. This is the variant that we have been preparing for this game for several days. A tactical decision, nothing more. Cristiano is an exemplary professional, and if he comes out today, he will help Portugal a lot,” Santos said on Sport TV.

Instead of Ronaldo, Ramos, who had previously played for the national team in just four matches, came out in the center of the Portuguese attack. The coach’s decision looked as ambiguous as possible, but it paid off to the maximum. The young striker scored… a hat-trick and an assist! Such a performance was clearly not expected not only by Santos, but, probably, by Goncalo himself.

Already in the 73rd minute, the Portuguese mentor decided that enough was enough for the young striker. And finally released on the field of Ronaldo. However, as soon as Cristiano appeared at the edge in anticipation of a replacement, the stadium exploded with loud applause. The stands have never made such noise in this match, despite the abundance of goals! That’s popularity. You don’t even have to play!

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And the head coach of the Portuguese national team should be praised for such a development of events. Santos has a brilliant feel for the team and directs the game. If the team maintains the mood for the remaining matches, it may well create history in the tournament.

Source: Sportbox

Thomas

Thomas Astudillo is a sports journalist and author who writes for Sportish. He has a deep love and knowledge of sports, and is known for his engaging and informative writing on the latest sports news and events.

Football

Semin spoke out in favor of returning to the classic format of the Russian Cup

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2 hours ago

December 29, 2025

Jon

Semin spoke out in favor of returning to the classic format of the Russian Cup

The old format of the Russian Cup with knockout matches made the football tournament more entertaining and understandable. This opinion was expressed by the former coach of the Russian national team Yuri Semin.

Previously, the Telegram channel Sport Baza reported that the Russian Football Federation (RFU) plans to change the format of the tournament, returning to a single-elimination format.

“I liked the old format of the Russian Cup. It was a real cup draw. I think it’s worth returning to the classic system of knockout matches,” Semin said.

“It was more interesting like this: you arrive in a Second or First League team, you see the full stadiums, the real emotion. This format is closer to me. Everything is clear and understandable, if you lose you’re out,” he added.

From the 2022/23 season the tournament is divided into “path RPL” and “Path of the regions”. “Path RPL“includes the clubs of the Russian Premier League, divided into four groups, playing two rounds, a total of six matches. According to the results of the group stage, the first two places go to the upper round of the playoffs, the third to the lower round, and the fourth is eliminated. The Path of Regions consists of qualifying rounds involving amateur teams and clubs from the Second League. At the stage of the fourth preliminary round, clubs from the First League join the winners of the third round. Sixteen winners play according to the cup (one match), the top four teams are added to the lower round of the Russian Cup playoffs. The winners of the “path” will meet in the super final RPL” and “paths of the regions”.

The current holder of the Russian Cup is Moscow CSKA.

Source: Soccer Ru

Jon

I’m a sports enthusiast and journalist who has worked in the news industry for over 8 years. I currently work as an author at Sportish and my work focuses mainly on sports news.

Football

CSKA offered 50 million euros for the transfer of Levante striker Etta-Eyong

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2 hours ago

December 29, 2025

Jon

CSKA offered 50 million euros for the transfer of Levante striker Etta-Eyong

Russian football club CSKA made an offer to transfer the Cameroonian striker to Spanish Levante Carla Etta-Eyonga for an amount of 50 million euros. El Chiringuito TV reports it.

According to the source, Levante had previously rejected the initial offer CSKA for 30 million euros. If the deal goes through, the Cameroonian striker’s transfer will become the most expensive in the history of national football. At the moment the most expensive is the transfer of the Brazilian Malcolm to Zenit St. Petersburg (41.5 million euros).

Etta-Eyong is 22 years old and has been playing for Levante since September 2025. This season he has played 16 matches in different tournaments, scoring 6 goals and providing 3 assists. The striker played 5 matches for the Cameroon national team, scoring 1 goal.

Source: Soccer Ru

Jon

I’m a sports enthusiast and journalist who has worked in the news industry for over 8 years. I currently work as an author at Sportish and my work focuses mainly on sports news.

Champions League

Dynamo planned to fire Shovkovsky in the summer. Why did you wait four months?

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5 hours ago

December 29, 2025

Gary

Dynamo planned to fire Shovkovsky in the summer. Why did you wait four months?

Former coach of Dynamo Kiev Alexander Showkovsky He should have been sacked in August after a poor performance in the Champions League qualifiers.

The blue-whites, who lost twice to Cypriot Paphos in the 3rd round of the European Cup (0:1 and 0:2), were relegated to the Europa League and then promoted to the Conference League.

“I know that Dinamo management believes that a change of coach could and should be made in the summer, after they lost to Paphos in the Champions League qualifiers.

Then an opportunity arose. But the necessary candidate was not available,” the source said.

Due to the lack of alternatives, the president of the Kiev club decided to leave Shovkovsky as head coach, but in November the Ukrainian specialist was nevertheless fired and left Dynamo.

Source: Sport UA

Gary

I am a sports journalist who has written for a number of Sportish. I have a background in journalism and have been writing since I was young. My main focus is sports news, but I also write about general news. I am currently working as an author at Sportish.