Vladimir Moskalev / Photo: © RIA Novosti / Alexey Danichev
Football referee Vladimir Moskalev told RT about the pressure on him after the scandalous FONBET match of the Russian Cup between Zenit and Spartak.
The meeting of the teams within the framework of the Russian Cup was held in St. Petersburg in November and ended with the victory of Zenit in the penalty shoot-out. After the end of regular time, a massive brawl took place on the field, as a result of which the FTC RFU disqualified for six games the players of the “blue-white-blue” Malcolm, Rodrigao and Vilmar Barrios, as well as Alexander Selikhov, Shamar Nicholson and Alexander Sobolev from Spartak.
We are all human and understand everything perfectly. Usually you carefully prepare for meetings – here there was not much time for full preparation. As for the media, I don’t read them after matches. It is important for me to know what the professionals think.
Immediately after the game, you try not to go into deep analysis. Like football players, we need to cool down and put the nervous system in order, rest. And only after a few days with a cool head you begin a detailed analysis of the match.
– During the fight, you climbed to separate Shamar Nicholson from Rodrigao, although blows were flying from both sides. Were you afraid that you might get hurt?
“Of course, I could have fallen under the distribution, but then I didn’t think about it. When you can nip conflict in the bud, you do it. I thought if I could calm them down, then the conflict would be over. Moreover, both already had warnings. Apparently, after the final whistle, the Jamaican and the Brazilian could not control their emotions.
The Russian football season resumed on February 22 with the matches of the FONBET Cup of Russia, and on March 3 the WORLD RPL will continue. Watch live broadcasts of RPL matches and the Cup of the country on the Match TV federal channel and the thematic channels of the holding, as well as on matchtv.ru and sportbox.ru websites.
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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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