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Anders Oper, assistant coach of the Estonian national football team, said that he was not aware of the invitation of the head coach of the Russian national team Valery Karpin to a joint dinner with Estonian players.
Earlier, one of the former players of the Estonian national team, Andrei Stepanov, published a joint photo with Karpin on social networks. Ex-players of the Estonian national team and the Russian coach had a joint dinner. A group of fans of the Estonian national team was outraged by this publication.
Oper said in an interview with Portimees that he “understands the outrage that the photo posted on social media caused”, but “did not know about the upcoming presence of Karpin at the dinner, so it was difficult to foresee such a situation.”
— I am a patriot of independent Estonia and I remember the times of the USSR. Of course, Karpin, who grew up in Narva, may have a different attitude to the past, I do not know his views. But I am a person with a stable position, and attending dinner did not affect my attitude towards the past or my position in the present.
I am sure that all former and current national team players who were present at the dinner are devoted to Estonia in every sense of the word. I hope that this issue does not cause a split among people who are actually unanimously opposed (the conflict in Ukraine), and now we can put an end to the accusations, Opera quotes the Estonian edition of Postimees.
Earlier Oper and national team players Konstantin Vasilyev and Sergey Zenev apologized for the photo with the Russian specialist.
Karpin is a native of the Estonian Narva and has led the Russian national team since the summer of 2021.
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Pisa and Juventus met in the Italian Serie A match. The match ended with the score 0:2.
They scored for the guests Calabrians (73′, own goal), Yildiz (90+2′).
According to the results of the match, Pisa has 11 points, the guests 32 points.
In the next match Pisa will play on January 3, 2026, the opponent will be Genoa. Juventus will play their next match on 3 January 2026 (the opponent is Lecce).
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The scorer of the brace against Chelsea is an Aston Villa player. Ollie Watkins appointed head coach of the team Unai Emery tactical genius. Watkins’ comment is quoted by the BBC in reference to Sky Sports.
The meeting of the 18th round of the English championship between Aston Villa and Chelsea from London ended with a strong victory for the Birmingham team with a score of 2:1.
“He changed tactics because Chelsea played man-marking, but he had an extra central defender when we played long balls. When I came on in the second half, he put Jadon Sancho and Morgan Rodgers on the wing and put Youri Tielemans in the No. 10 position, so we had an extra player. He’s a tactical genius,” Watkins said.
“Amazing victory. For me personally, to go on the pitch and score two goals is a fantastic feeling, but to continue that streak and come here to such a difficult place and beat Chelsea is just incredible,” he added.
Aston Villa, under the leadership of former Spartak Moscow coach Emery, won 11 in a row. The team won 8 matches in the English championship and 3 in the Europa League.
In the English championship standings Aston Villa is in 3rd place with 39 points. In the next round, the Birmingham team will play away against Arsenal, leaders of the Premier League (42 points).
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The English football club Aston Villa won 11 consecutive victories for the first time since 1914 and repeated the club record for this indicator.
On Saturday, in the away match of the 18th round of the English championship, the Birmingham team beat London’s Chelsea (2:1).
The last time Aston Villa won 11 matches in a row was in 1914. This happened previously in 1897.
Aston Villa under the leadership of former Spartak Moscow coach Unai Emery he achieved 8 victories in the English championship and 3 in the Europa League.
In the English championship standings Aston Villa is in 3rd place with 39 points. In the next round, the Birmingham team will play away against Arsenal, leaders of the Premier League (42 points).
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