Football

Deadly road home. The bus with the football team fell off the high bridge

Published

3 years ago

January 31, 2023

Thomas

Deadly road home. The bus with the football team fell off the high bridge

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For four players, the victory in the tournament was the last in their lives. The bus turned into a pile of metal.

The triumphal trip to the tournament turned into a real drama for the football club. The return of the team with the cup ended in a terrible accident with numerous victims.

The whole world is praying for the health of those injured in the accident. And for several athletes, the victorious match was the last in their lives.

The triumphant departure of a modest team

The youth team “Vila Maria Helena” from the state of Rio de Janeiro does not cooperate with the football giants of Brazilian football. It was created as a social project in 2019 so that the local youth would not stop playing. Three teams of young football players are brought up here, and the training process is led by Rafael Maximiano.

The project does not have a major sponsor, it exists due to support from the budget and donations from caring citizens. Thanks to this, the club’s teams compete in regional competitions.

– We introduce them to football, we try to take them to different places. Most of them do not have this opportunity because of the conditions in which they live here in the state of Rio de Janeiro, Maximiano said.

Recently, the team was returning from one of these competitions, held in the city of Ubaporanga in a neighboring state. “Vila Maria Helena” was very successful: the boys under 18 took first place, and the 16-year-old boys came second.

The games were held for three days and ended in the afternoon. But the team did not stay overnight in Ubaporanga, but went home by bus. The team had to overcome about 500 km and return home well after midnight.

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The bus crashed into the abyss

But the players were not destined to get to their hometown. Having done two-thirds of the way, the bus got into an accident at half past one in the night. According to 16-year-old team goalkeeper Pedro Augusto, the driver violated the rules of the road, because of which he was unable to control the steering in one of the sharp turns.

As a result, the bus broke through the fence of the bridge and, flying down ten meters, landed on the roof. Rescuers and the military quickly arrived at the scene of the accident. For several hours they removed people from the mangled bus.

Unfortunately, it was not possible to save all the participants in the accident. It is authentically known about four dead young football players. Another 29 people received injuries of varying severity. They were taken to nearby hospitals.

By coincidence, Cayo Soares managed to avoid this accident. The 17-year-old football player was unable to travel with the team due to an appointment with a doctor. He begged his mother to let him go to Ubaporanga, but she was adamant.

“Recently I was hospitalized due to an illness. Was in the hospital for several days. Then I was discharged, and the doctors scheduled a second appointment on the day of the trip. I tried to talk to my mother, but she said: “No, you are going to the doctor,” O Globo quoted the young footballer as saying.

Now all the details and circumstances of the terrible accident are established by the police. If the driver’s guilt is proven, then he faces a long prison term for the death of young football players.

Source: Sportbox

Thomas

Thomas Astudillo is a sports journalist and author who writes for Sportish. He has a deep love and knowledge of sports, and is known for his engaging and informative writing on the latest sports news and events.

Football

Mostovoy has agreed to manage the media football club Broke Boys

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2 hours ago

December 25, 2025

Jon

Mostovoy has agreed to manage the media football club Broke Boys

Alexander Mostovoy will take over as head coach of the Broke Boys media football team in one of the winter tournaments. He said this in an interview on the YouTube channel”FC Broken.”

Mostovoy will coach the team at the Napique tournament; his first match as coach will be a friendly against the Soyuz team, led by a former player CSKA and coach of the Brooke Boys Dmitri Kuznetsov. Depending on the results of the winter tournament, Mostov’s deal could be extended for one Media League season.

Mostovoy is 57 years old and received his coaching license in March 2025. During his studies, Mostovoi completed an internship at Dynamo Moscow.

Over the years, Mostovoy played for Krasnaya Presnya, Spartak, Portuguese Benfica, French Caen and Strasbourg, Spanish Celta and Alaves. Mostovoy is a two-time champion USSR as part of Spartak, winner of the Portuguese Cup (Benfica), finalist of the French Cup (Strasbourg) and the Spanish Cup (Celta). As part of the Russian national team, Mostovoy played 51 matches, in which he scored 10 goals. He is the winner of the European Youth Championship as part of the national team USSR.

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.

Champions League

The miner is after Olympiacos. Rebalance rating table for Champions League ticket

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3 hours ago

December 25, 2025

Gary

The miner is after Olympiacos. Rebalance rating table for Champions League ticket

We continue to examine the future of Donetsk shakhtar To buy tickets directly to the main stage Champions League 2026/27.

This will be possible if the place reserved for the team that wins the Champions League trophy is redistributed.

All important moments of the match are available in LIVE mode Telegram Sport.ua

Donetsk Miner They are in fourth place with a coefficient of 50.250 among the clubs competing for a possible position at the heart of the Champions League.

In the last European week, the Donetsk club added +2.625 points. This increase was achieved with a 0-0 draw with Croatian Rijeka in the 6th round of the Conference League and a sixth place in the main round final table.

Main rival Greek Olympiacos – 56,500 points remaining. The Miners can regain the 6,250-point lead if they perform well in the spring part of the European Cups.

It is interesting that Shakhtar lost the first place in the UPL (Cherkasy has the same number of points as LNZ – 35 points each), and Olympiacos lost the lead in Greece to the AEK team (36 points against 37). Ukrainian striker Roman Yaremchuk plays for the team of the city of Piraeus.

Positions rangers (59,250), 4th in Scotland and Copenhagen (53.375), placed 5th in Denmark, looks less competitive in the rankings due to its position in the national championships. Leader only in championships Dinamo Zagreb And RB Salzburg (44,000 each) but there is no certainty that the turn will come.

Let us remind you that if the cup holder buys a ticket to the Champions League through the national championship, there will be a vacancy in the main squad in the 2026/27 Champions League. In this case, a balance will arise again and if Shakhtar wins the UPL and is ahead of Olympiacos in the UEFA club rankings (or the Greek club does not become the champion of Greece), it can get a direct ticket to the base of the Champions League.

If the Piraeus team is higher in the rankings and takes advantage of the available space, the Donetsk club will start from the 4th quarter of the Champions League, not the 2nd quarter, in case they win in the UPL.

Candidates for direct tickets to the Champions League 2026/27 main stage

(In case the quota reserved for the Champions League champion becomes vacant)

UEFA Club Rankings 2026

infographics

Source: Sport UA

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Europa League

Emery is surprised. Aston Villa have won 10 in a row in all competitions

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4 hours ago

December 25, 2025

Jayden

Emery is surprised. Aston Villa have won 10 in a row in all competitions

english team Aston VillaThe player continues to show incredible form and has already won his 10th consecutive victory in different tournaments.

The successful series includes 7 Premier League matches and 3 Europa League matches. This is a new club record for Aston Villa.

The last win came on 21 December, when the home team beat Manchester United 2-1 at Villa Park in Birmingham.

This winning streak has allowed Aston Villa to secure a place in the top 3 (36 points) of the Premier League standings, ahead of Arsenal (39) and Man City (37).

In the Europa League, Unai Emery’s team safely passed the league stage and entered the top 3 together with Lyon and Mittjylland (15 points out of 18).

Aston Villa’s 10-match winning streak

21.12. 19:30. nuclear submarine Aston Villa – Manchester United – 2:1
14.12. 16:00. nuclear submarine West Ham – Aston Villa – 2:3
11.12. 22:00. LE. Basel-Aston Villa-1:2
06.12. 14:30. nuclear submarine Aston Villa – Arsenal – 2:1
03.12. 21:30. nuclear submarine Brighton – Aston Villa – 3:4
30.11. 16:05. nuclear submarine Aston Villa – Wolverhampton – 1:0
27.11. 19:45. LE. Aston Villa – Young Men – 2:1
23.11. 16:00. nuclear submarine Leeds – Aston Villa – 1:2
09.11. 16:00. nuclear submarine Aston Villa – Bournemouth – 4:0
06.11. 22:00. LE. Aston Villa – Maccabi Tel Aviv – 2:0

Aston Villa’s winning streak in the 2025/26 season

Source: Sport UA

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