Skopintsev: “The Portugal coach had to please Ronaldo, not the national team”

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3 years ago

December 17, 2022

Jon

Skopintsev: “The Portugal coach had to please Ronaldo, not the national team”

Dynamo defender Dmitry Skopintsev appreciated the performance of the Portuguese national striker Cristiano Ronaldo at the World Championship.

He swung for a long time, he couldn’t show even half of what he can do. I think Santos was more wrong, such a master should be allowed to perform the last dance of his career. This is that exceptional moment when it was necessary to act not for the good of the team, but for the good of Ronaldo. He has done ten times more than all Portugal players since 2004, he is the best then he should have played. Even the performance against Switzerland didn’t convince me that he should have been absent.

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.

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Secrets of the Real Madrid dressing room: Kroos told how he got along with Vinicius

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2 hours ago

December 29, 2025

Kyle

Secrets of the Real Madrid dressing room: Kroos told how he got along with Vinicius

Former Real Madrid midfielder Toni Kroos He talked about his interaction with Brazilian striker Vinicius Junior and other representatives of Brazil within the scope of the “royal club”.

“The Brazilians aroused my sympathy even as a child. While playing for Real Madrid, I developed excellent relationships with Vinicius, Casemiro and Militao.

It is very easy to find a common language with these guys: they know how to enjoy life, and their mentality is significantly different from that of the Germans.

Casemiro and Vinicius and I understood each other perfectly on the field and developed a unique football bond with Vini.

We communicated warmly in daily life. I believe that if there is no contact between players off the field, it is extremely difficult to achieve harmony in the game.

I used Vini’s high-speed bursts effectively and he masterfully directed my passes,” AS Kroos reports.

Let’s remember that Kroos defended the jersey of Real Madrid from 2014 to 2024. During this decade the German midfielder won the Champions League five times.

Source: Sport UA

Kyle

I am a writer at Sportish, where I mainly cover sports news. I’ve also written for The Guardian and ESPN Brasil, and my work has been featured on NBC Sports, SI.com and more. Before working in journalism, I was an athlete: I played football for Colgate University and competed in the US Open Cross Country Championships.

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Atalanta lost to Inter in the Serie A match

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6 hours ago

December 28, 2025

Jon

Atalanta lost to Inter in the Serie A match

Atalanta and Inter met in the Italian Serie A match. The match ended with the score 0:1.

Marked for guests Martinez (65′).

At the end of the match Atalanta has 22 points, the guests have 36 points.

Atalanta’s next match will be on January 3, 2026 against Roma. Inter will play their next match on 4 January 2026 (the opponent is Bologna).

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.

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Spartak allowed Bongonda to leave the club for free

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11 hours ago

December 28, 2025

Jon

Spartak allowed Bongonda to leave the club for free

The Moscow football club “Spartak” gave permission Theo Bongonde leave the team for free during the winter transfer window. The journalist reported this on his page on the social network Sasha Tavolieri.

The player’s contract with Spartak expires in the summer of 2027.

It should be noted that several foreign clubs are interested in the player and have already sent requests for a free transfer.

Bongonda is 30 years old, joined Spartak in 2023 and played 74 official matches for the club, in which he scored 16 goals and provided 6 assists. The midfielder also played for the Spanish Cadiz and Celta, the Turkish Trabzonspor, the Belgians Genk and Zulte Waregem. As part of Genk in the 2020/21 season, Bongonda became the silver medalist of the Belgian championship and the winner of the national cup.

For the national team of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Bongonda played 34 matches, in which he scored 7 goals and provided 1 assist.

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.