Football

Shishkin: “Now Spartak will have to seriously compete even for second place”

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3 years ago

March 19, 2023

Thomas

Shishkin: “Now Spartak will have to seriously compete even for second place”

Spartak will have to seriously compete for second place in the standings after losing to Orenburg in the 20th round of the WORLD RPL, Roman Shishkin, former defender of the Red-Whites, told RB Sport.

– It is not easy for many teams to play in Orenburg – both the atmosphere and the field are artificial. These are all special moments. As for Spartak, it cannot be said that the Red-Whites lost the game outright and mediocre, especially in the second half, we saw that there were chances at the opponent’s goal. Moreover, Spartak created so many of them that he could have won this match. But the ball just did not fly into the goal. And the team, even at 0:2, continued to bend its line, create chances. Alas, the problems in defense have not gone away, and these mistakes have become a key factor in the defeat.

– Now can we say that the already illusory struggle for the championship is over?

– It’s a shame, but yes. When you are fighting for the championship, losing on the road even with a difficult opponent is not in your status. There are also other teams nearby, so even for the second place you will have to seriously compete.

Earlier, Rostov beat Khimki (1:0), scored 41 points and climbed to second place in the RPL standings, displacing Spartak (40).

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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.

World Cup

Statistics. UAF announced how many matches Ukrainian national teams will play in 2025

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2 hours ago

December 31, 2025

Kyle

Statistics. UAF announced how many matches Ukrainian national teams will play in 2025

Ukraine national football teams completed 2025and the Ukrainian Football Federation summarize the results.

UAF reported: “In 2025, 156 matches (including friendly matches against clubs) were played by Ukrainian national, junior and youth men’s and women’s football teams, futsal, beach football and amphibious teams.”

Sergei Rebrov’s team had an unsuccessful start to 2025, losing to Belgium in the Nations League play-offs (3:1, 0:3). The blue-yellows played two friendly matches against Canada (2:4) and New Zealand (2:1) in June.

In the autumn, the Ukrainian team qualified for the 2026 World Cup and took second place in the group with France, Iceland and Azerbaijan. The blue-yellows made it to the play-offs to participate in the World Cup. During the year, the team had 5 wins, 1 draw and 4 losses, average score: 17-20.

Statistics: 10 matches of the Ukrainian national team in 2025 (+5=1–4)

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Source: Sport UA

Kyle

I am a writer at Sportish, where I mainly cover sports news. I’ve also written for The Guardian and ESPN Brasil, and my work has been featured on NBC Sports, SI.com and more. Before working in journalism, I was an athlete: I played football for Colgate University and competed in the US Open Cross Country Championships.

Football

Real Madrid player Mbappe will miss three weeks due to injury – newspaper

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3 hours ago

December 31, 2025

Jon

Real Madrid player Mbappe will miss three weeks due to injury – newspaper

French footballer for Spanish Real Madrid Kylian Mbappe he will miss at least three weeks due to a knee ligament injury. The newspaper L’Equipe reports it.

The attacker will miss the Spanish Super Cup, the matches of which will be played from 7 to 11 January in Saudi Arabia.

Mbappé is 27 years old. On June 3, 2024, the striker signed a contract with Real Madrid as a free agent. From 2018 to 2024 he played for PSG and is the top scorer in the club’s history. As part of the team, the footballer became a five-time champion of France, three-time winner of the National Cup and Super Cup and twice won the League Cup.

Together with the French team, Mbappe won the 2018 World Championship in Russia and won a silver medal at the 2022 World Championship in Qatar.

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

Alexey Meleshin headed the Spartak youth team

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5 hours ago

December 31, 2025

Jon

Alexey Meleshin headed the Spartak youth team

Alexey Meleshin appointed head coach of the youth team of the Moscow football club “Spartak”. This was reported by the red and white press service.

Earlier it became known about the resignation from the position of head coach of the team Igor Ryabov. The youth coaching staff included: Ivan Grigoriev AND Dmitry Ratnikov. Meleshin previously headed the Spartak-2 team, but was appointed head coach instead Paolo Figon.

Meleshin is 49 years old, he is a student of Spartak, during his playing career he played for the red and white from 1995 to 2000, and together with the team he became champion of Russia four times. After finishing his career, he worked in Spartak’s youth team as an assistant coach and was also the coach of the red and white academy.

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.