Xavi: “La Liga is the most important thing, but we’re also interested in the Cup”

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3 years ago

January 3, 2023

Jon

Xavi: “La Liga is the most important thing, but we’re also interested in the Cup”

The Barcelona coach Xavier spoke about the team’s tournament plans for this season. In the round of 16 of the Spanish Cup, the blue garnets will play with Intercity.

The first cup matches often have a very high price. I remember the incidents during my football career. These are extremely difficult fights. Little can be gained, but a lot can be lost. We are the favourites, and sometimes that makes things difficult.

Winning the Cup is what we strive for. We want to take trophies. After being eliminated from the Champions League, La Liga is the most important thing, but we are also interested in the Cup. This tournament has a special meaning for us.

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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Dzyuba appreciated coach Slutsky’s work at Shanghai Shenhua in 2025

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1 hour ago

January 16, 2026

Jon

Dzyuba appreciated coach Slutsky’s work at Shanghai Shenhua in 2025

Leonid Slutsky last year he performed well as coach of the Shanghai Shenhua football team. This opinion was expressed by the striker of Togliatti “Akron” Artem Dzyuba.

Last season, Slutsky took second place in the Chinese league with Shanghai Shenhua and led the club to the Asian Champions League playoffs for the first time. The team also won the Chinese Super Cup.

“He’s doing well in China, the only thing he was missing was a championship, everything was leading to that,” Dziuba said. “But it’s tough for a team that’s been in fifth place all their life, they don’t have that winning mentality.”

Slutsky is 54 years old and has been at the helm of the Chinese club since December 2023. In his career he has coached Rubin Kazan, Uralan Elista, Mosca, Krylya Sovetov Samara, CSKAEnglish “Hull” and Dutch “Vitesse”. Together with CSKA the specialist became champion of Russia three times, won the Russian Cup and the Super Cup twice.

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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VIDEO. UAF working group checked the arena where Ukraine will host Sweden

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5 hours ago

January 16, 2026

Kyle

VIDEO. UAF working group checked the arena where Ukraine will host Sweden

Ukraine national team will play the qualifying match World Cup 2026 At the stadium of the Levante football club in Valencia.

The UAF working group inspected the arena where Sergei Rebrov’s team will host the Swedish team on March 26.

If they win, the blue-yellows will face the winner of the Poland-Albania match on March 31.

In case of defeat, the blue-yellows will play a friendly match with the losing team in the other group on March 31.

VIDEO. UAF working group checked the arena where Ukraine will host Sweden

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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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Barcelona beat Racing and reach the quarter-finals of the Copa del Rey

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10 hours ago

January 15, 2026

Jon

Barcelona beat Racing and reach the quarter-finals of the Copa del Rey

Racing and Barcelona met in the round of 16 of the Copa del Rey. The match ended with the score 0:2.

They scored for the guests Ferran Torres (66′), Yamal (90+5′).

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.