Football

Kafanov said that the goalkeeper of the Croatian national team played correctly in the moment from the penalty spot

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3 years ago

December 14, 2022

Thomas

Kafanov said that the goalkeeper of the Croatian national team played correctly in the moment from the penalty spot

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Goalkeeping coach of the Russian national team Vitaly Kafanov praised the game of the goalkeeper of the Croatian team Dominik Livakovic in the semifinal match of the World Cup against Argentina.

The meeting took place on Tuesday and ended with a score of 3:0 in favor of the Argentine team. On the way to the semi-finals, the Croats defeated the Japanese and Brazilians in the penalty shootout.

– Livakovic did not play below his level with Argentina, it was not his fault for the goals conceded. Moreover, he saved the team twice, it’s just that the Argentines had a very high conversion of chances, it turned out that the moment – and a goal. Livakovich did not make a single mistake, if not for him, the score would have been larger.

There is a lot of controversy in the moment with a penalty, someone says that there was no penalty at all, because when the player capsized, he was on his feet, this is a question for the referees. Livakovich at this moment reduced the distance, went to the player, and when the player overturned, his both legs were on the ground, he did not knock down or stretch his leg, this is more a question for the judges. From a goalkeeper’s point of view, in this moment he did absolutely right, he could remain at the gate, but reduced the distance. The defenders who let the attacker in were mistaken. If we take the first goal, then the question is for the defenders of the Croatian national team. The Argentines caught on the counterattack very well, so the question is not for the goalkeeper, – Metaratings.ru quotes Kafanov.

In the final of the 2022 World Cup, the Argentina national team will play the winner of the match France – Morocco, which will be held on Wednesday.

The Match TV channel became the exclusive owner of the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Russia. As part of an agreement with FIFA, Match TV received the opportunity to broadcast live, use fragments of games on television, broadcast and use highlights on digital platforms, as well as sell advertising inventory in broadcasts. All 64 matches of the tournament will be shown on the platforms of Match TV channels.

Source: Sportbox

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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

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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

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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

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