Football

RFU executive committee will apply to UEFA to create a working group on returning to official tournaments – Dyukov

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3 years ago

December 30, 2022

Thomas

RFU executive committee will apply to UEFA to create a working group on returning to official tournaments – Dyukov

Photo: © Denis Bushkovsky / Match TV

President of the Russian Football Union (RFU) Alexander Dyukov said that the organization will apply to UEFA in order to create a working group to return clubs and national teams to official tournaments.

The Executive Committee met on 30 December.

– Today we have completed the meeting of the executive committee. The first issue is the issue of licensing, the decision was made. The second question is the transition from UEFA to AFC. The Executive Committee decided to apply to UEFA with a request to create a working group. The purpose of the working group is to analyze and develop proposals and a set of measures for the return of clubs and national teams to official tournaments.

The working group will be formed after the holidays. The work of the group should be completed by April 1. A preliminary agreement with UEFA on the creation of a group has been reached, a letter on this issue will be sent today. Later we will decide who will invite representatives of the IOC and FIFA to work with the group, – Dyukov quoted Match TV as saying.

– Can we say that the issue of moving to Asia is closed after today’s meeting?

– A working group is being created, which will include not only representatives of UEFA, but also FIFA and the IOC. Our task is to ensure that our clubs and national teams return to official competitions. We will work on the option of returning to UEFA competition as soon as possible. If we understand that this is impossible, then the working option is to change the conference, go to AFC.

The main task is to find solutions that will allow our clubs and teams to return to the competition as quickly as possible. One of the main goals is participation in the 2026 World Cup, (it is necessary) to develop a roadmap and find ways that will allow you to take part in the selection for the 2026 World Cup, the head of the RFU added.

Russian clubs and teams have been suspended from participation in tournaments under the auspices of UEFA and FIFA due to the situation in Ukraine.

Source: Sportbox

Thomas

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World Cup

Zidane is back. The Frenchman will lead one of the strongest teams in the world

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3 hours ago

January 17, 2026

Kyle

Zidane is back. The Frenchman will lead one of the strongest teams in the world

Legendary former football player Zinedine Zidane Discussions were held regarding cooperation with the French Football Federation. This was reported by Footmercato and L’Équipe.

The French national team and technical staff have started their preparations for the World Cup to be held in the USA. Les Bleus have friendly matches scheduled for March (against Brazil and Colombia) and June (against Ivory Coast).

The upcoming World Cup will be Didier Deschamps’ last match with the French team he has managed since 2012.

French Football Federation and Zidane’s delegation met to discuss future cooperation. One of Zinedine’s assistants is expected to be the famous specialist David Bettoni, with whom he previously worked at Real Madrid.

The sides also discussed Zidane’s desire to have a squad large enough by national team standards, including a data analysis unit.

The world football legend plans to coordinate these steps separately with the federation, whose policy does not provide a budget increase for the national team staff.

In the updated ranking of the world’s strongest teams, the French team ranked third after Spain and Argentina.

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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.

Football

“Zenith” wants to buy the captain of the newspaper “Besiktas”.

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3 hours ago

January 17, 2026

Jon

“Zenith” wants to buy the captain of the newspaper “Besiktas”.

St. Petersburg football club Zenit is considering the possibility of acquiring the captain of the Turkish midfielder Besiktas Orkuna Kökçü. The newspaper Fanatik reports it.

According to the source, Zenit approached Besiktas with a transfer proposal. The figure offered by the St. Petersburg club reportedly exceeds 30 million euros.

Kökçü is 25 years old; this season he has played 21 games for Besiktas in all competitions and provided three assists. The footballer plays this season for the Istanbul club on loan from Benfica, with whom he won the Portuguese Super Cup in 2023. From 2018 to 2023, Kökçü played for Feyenoord, with whom he won the Dutch championship of the 2022/23 season and was recognized as the country’s best footballer of the year at the end of the season. The midfielder played 46 games for the Turkish national team, scoring three goals and providing nine assists.

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

Artem Dzyuba said that he will no longer move to the Chinese club

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4 hours ago

January 17, 2026

Jon

Artem Dzyuba said that he will no longer move to the Chinese club

Forward from Togliatti “Akron” Artem Dzyuba excluding a transfer to a Chinese football club.

Since 2023 he has been the coach of the Chinese team Shanghai Shenhua Leonid Slutskywith whom Dzyuba worked in the Russian national team.

“I definitely won’t go to a Chinese club. As for Leonid Slutsky, I really hope that Viktorovich returns to Russia, leads a top club and increases his record, in my opinion, among coaches,” Dzyuba said. – He will win here. I think as soon as the European Cup returns, there will be a great possibility that Slutsky will come back here.”

Dzyuba is 37 years old and is the top scorer in the history of Russian football. The footballer graduated from Spartak in Moscow and also played for Zenit of St. Petersburg, with whom he won the Russian championship four times, two national cups and four super cups. He also played for Tomsk “Tom”, “Rostov”, Tula “Arsenal”, Turkish “Adana Demispor” and Moscow “Lokomotiv”.

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.