Football

“Zenith should not panic because of the match with Sepahan. This is the best team in Russia” – Davydov

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3 years ago

February 18, 2023

Thomas

“Zenith should not panic because of the match with Sepahan. This is the best team in Russia” – Davydov

Iranian “Sepahan” played on the mistakes of “Zenith”, but there should be no panic among the Petersburgers, because this is the best team in Russia, said the former midfielder of “Zenith” Anatoly Davydov.

On Friday, Zenit lost to Sepahan in a friendly match with a score of 0:2.

– In the match with Sepahan, Zenit did not have a main and reserve squad – everything was mixed up. They could score their chances – in this case, the final score could be different. But the opponent played on the mistakes.

Now there are fees, so there should not be any panic. There were individual mistakes in the match with the Iranians – this needs to be discussed and sorted out. Maybe it was the load. The coaches will definitely understand. I didn’t see any big negatives.

Is the result disturbing? Why is it disturbing? “Sepahan” played at home with full stands. What kind of preparation they have and when their championship resumes, I don’t know. But Zenit has two workouts a day: surely someone else is still working in the gym – this is one hundred percent. There shouldn’t be any panic. There is no need to draw any conclusions from the matches at the training camp. Zenit is a well-played team. The best in Russia. There is no need to panic now,” Davydov told the “Championship”.

Following the results of 17 rounds of the RPL, the Petersburgers are leading the standings with 42 points. On February 25, Zenit in the ¼ finals of the Way of the Regions FONBET Cup of Russia will play on the road with Volga Ulyanovsk. The meeting starts at 14:30 (Moscow time), watch the live broadcast on Match TV from 14:25.

Watch live broadcasts of FONBET matches of the Cup of Russia and MIR RPL on the federal channel “Match TV” and the thematic channels of the holding, as well as on the sites matchtv.ru and sportbox.ru.

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

Semin spoke out in favor of returning to the classic format of the Russian Cup

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2 hours ago

December 29, 2025

Jon

Semin spoke out in favor of returning to the classic format of the Russian Cup

The old format of the Russian Cup with knockout matches made the football tournament more entertaining and understandable. This opinion was expressed by the former coach of the Russian national team Yuri Semin.

Previously, the Telegram channel Sport Baza reported that the Russian Football Federation (RFU) plans to change the format of the tournament, returning to a single-elimination format.

“I liked the old format of the Russian Cup. It was a real cup draw. I think it’s worth returning to the classic system of knockout matches,” Semin said.

“It was more interesting like this: you arrive in a Second or First League team, you see the full stadiums, the real emotion. This format is closer to me. Everything is clear and understandable, if you lose you’re out,” he added.

From the 2022/23 season the tournament is divided into “path RPL” and “Path of the regions”. “Path RPL“includes the clubs of the Russian Premier League, divided into four groups, playing two rounds, a total of six matches. According to the results of the group stage, the first two places go to the upper round of the playoffs, the third to the lower round, and the fourth is eliminated. The Path of Regions consists of qualifying rounds involving amateur teams and clubs from the Second League. At the stage of the fourth preliminary round, clubs from the First League join the winners of the third round. Sixteen winners play according to the cup (one match), the top four teams are added to the lower round of the Russian Cup playoffs. The winners of the “path” will meet in the super final RPL” and “paths of the regions”.

The current holder of the Russian Cup is Moscow CSKA.

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

CSKA offered 50 million euros for the transfer of Levante striker Etta-Eyong

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2 hours ago

December 29, 2025

Jon

CSKA offered 50 million euros for the transfer of Levante striker Etta-Eyong

Russian football club CSKA made an offer to transfer the Cameroonian striker to Spanish Levante Carla Etta-Eyonga for an amount of 50 million euros. El Chiringuito TV reports it.

According to the source, Levante had previously rejected the initial offer CSKA for 30 million euros. If the deal goes through, the Cameroonian striker’s transfer will become the most expensive in the history of national football. At the moment the most expensive is the transfer of the Brazilian Malcolm to Zenit St. Petersburg (41.5 million euros).

Etta-Eyong is 22 years old and has been playing for Levante since September 2025. This season he has played 16 matches in different tournaments, scoring 6 goals and providing 3 assists. The striker played 5 matches for the Cameroon national team, scoring 1 goal.

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

Dynamo planned to fire Shovkovsky in the summer. Why did you wait four months?

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5 hours ago

December 29, 2025

Gary

Dynamo planned to fire Shovkovsky in the summer. Why did you wait four months?

Former coach of Dynamo Kiev Alexander Showkovsky He should have been sacked in August after a poor performance in the Champions League qualifiers.

The blue-whites, who lost twice to Cypriot Paphos in the 3rd round of the European Cup (0:1 and 0:2), were relegated to the Europa League and then promoted to the Conference League.

“I know that Dinamo management believes that a change of coach could and should be made in the summer, after they lost to Paphos in the Champions League qualifiers.

Then an opportunity arose. But the necessary candidate was not available,” the source said.

Due to the lack of alternatives, the president of the Kiev club decided to leave Shovkovsky as head coach, but in November the Ukrainian specialist was nevertheless fired and left Dynamo.

Source: Sport UA

Gary

I am a sports journalist who has written for a number of Sportish. I have a background in journalism and have been writing since I was young. My main focus is sports news, but I also write about general news. I am currently working as an author at Sportish.