Football

“Akinfeev can play until the age of 40, but he can’t keep up with Buffon” – ex-CSKA goalkeeper Novikov

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3 years ago

January 29, 2023

Thomas

“Akinfeev can play until the age of 40, but he can’t keep up with Buffon” – ex-CSKA goalkeeper Novikov

Gianluigi Buffon / Photo: © Marco Alpozzi / LaPresse / Keystone Press Agency / Global Look Press

Former CSKA goalkeeper Valery Novikov said that the goalkeeper of the Moscow club Igor Akinfeev will not be able to boast of the sports longevity of the Italian Gianluigi Buffon, who continues his playing career at 45 years old.

On January 29, Buffon turned 45 years old, at the moment he defends the colors of Parma.

I like Buffon, he was on the list of the best goalkeepers in the world when he was younger. Of course, this is a great goalkeeper. Is one of our gatekeepers capable of playing until the age of 45? I think not, because for this the current old-timers will need about 9 more years.

I think that Akinfeev can play up to 40 years, but he can’t keep up with Buffon, RB Sport quotes Novikov as saying.

36-year-old Akinfeev has played 17 matches this season, having played five clean sheets.

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Buffon’s agent did not rule out that the goalkeeper will continue his career if Parma advance to Serie A

Source: Sportbox

Thomas

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Europa League

Vasily Kobin could go to Dnepr and play in the Europa League final

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3 hours ago

December 30, 2025

Jayden

Vasily Kobin could go to Dnepr and play in the Europa League final

football journalist Igor Tsyganyk He told the details of the long-standing transfer story regarding the possible transfer of Vyacheslav Kobin to Dnepr.

According to him, when Dnipro club had to choose between Artem Fedetsky and Vyacheslav Kobin, Kobin was the first choice to strengthen the squad.

Tsyganyk stated that the football player could really be transferred to Dnieper and noted that they made him an offer in the first place. According to the journalist, in the event of such a transfer, Kobin could even play in the 2015 Europa League final, but ultimately the transfer did not take place.

The journalist emphasized that the failure of the transition was not related to financial conditions. According to his information, salaries in Shakhtar and Dnepr were approximately the same. The reasons why the transfer did not take place lie on a different level, but the details of this situation are not reliably known.

According to Tsyganik, Dnepr considered Kobin as a priority option, but the transition was never implemented. Artem Fedetsky played for Dnepr from 2012 to 2016. In the 2014/15 Europa League final, Dnepr lost to the Spanish team Sevilla (2:3).

Source: Sport UA

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Football

Ronaldo is confident he can score 1000 goals

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8 hours ago

December 29, 2025

Jon

Ronaldo is confident he can score 1000 goals

40-year-old striker for Al-Nasr Cristiano Ronaldo he expressed confidence that he will reach the 1,000 goal mark in his career. He now has 956 goals.

Ronaldo said:

It’s difficult to keep playing, but I’m motivated. My passion is great and I want to continue. It doesn’t matter where I play, whether in the Middle East or Europe. I have always liked playing football and I want to continue with the same spirit. You know what my goal is. I want to win trophies and I want to reach that figure (1000 goals) that you all know. I will definitely reach this figure if there are no injuries.

Source: Soccer Ru

Jon

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Football

Puel became head coach of Nice

Published

9 hours ago

December 29, 2025

Jon

Famous French coach Claude Puël entitled “Nice”. The team, after 16 days of the current Ligue 1 season, is in 13th place.

Puel, 64, has been unemployed since 2021, when he left Saint-Etienne.

The highest achievement in Puel’s career is winning the French championship with Monaco in 2000.

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.