Football

The head of the refereeing department of the RFU sees no reason to check the referee Kukulyak on a lie detector

Published

3 years ago

March 20, 2023

Thomas

The head of the refereeing department of the RFU sees no reason to check the referee Kukulyak on a lie detector

Eugene Kukulyak / Photo: © FC Zenit

There is no reason to test the referee Yevgeny Kukulyak on a polygraph, calls for this from the leadership of Dynamo Moscow were made on emotions, Pavel Kamantsev, head of the refereeing department of the Russian Football Union (RFU), said on MATCH PREMIER.

Kukulyak in the second half of the match of the second stage of the quarterfinal of the Path of Regions of the Cup of Russia “Zenith” – “Dynamo” (1:1, 4:5 – penalty) did not assign a penalty after a foul in the penalty area by Zenit midfielder Claudinho, who hit his leg forward “Dynamo” Tyukavina. Kukulyak watched the episode after the VAR prompt, but did not record any rule violations. After the game, the leadership of the Moscow club urged Kukulyak to believe in a lie detector.

– In this case, I see no reason for such a check. It seems to me that what the Dynamo representative said about this was based on emotions. I can understand these emotions, I myself would not want to be in their place at that moment. But we don’t have any operational information or anything else to carry out any checks,” Kamantsev said in the 8-16 program at MATCH PREMIER.

On March 16, Kamantsev told Match TV that the expert referee commission under the President of the RFU unanimously recognized that the referee should have appointed a penalty. As a result, it was decided to remove Kukulyak from work for some time.

Watch live broadcasts of RPL and Russian Cup matches on Match TV and MATCH PREMIER channels, as well as matchtv.ru and sportbox.ru websites.

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.

Europa League

Dyche: We found Zinchenok in a different role

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48 minutes ago

January 15, 2026

Annie

Dyche: We found Zinchenok in a different role

Nottingham Forest head coach Sean Dyche commented on Oleksandr Zinchenok’s performance in the European League match against Utrecht, where the team won 2:1.

After Dyche’s words, the Ukrainian lushly jumped into the match and confused the coaching staff to come up with a plan for the fight.

“To be honest, this was not part of our plans. We found ourselves in a different role from Zinchenko, and only a few times, even competently replacing the center.

He acts unconventionally, constantly looking for the ball and changing accents. Such footballers will make you think and overwhelm you during the match,” said the coach.

Let’s not forget that Zinchenko joined Veresna on loan from Arsenal to Nottingham Forest. In the current season, the 28-year-old footballer played these matches without any effective action.

Source: Football UA

Annie

I am Annie Mcadams, a news author at Sportish. I specialize in covering different sections of sports and have been writing for the past five years. My passion lies in uncovering new stories that are informative, interesting and captivating to the audience. I have a knack for finding the right sources who can provide reliable insight on trending topics.

Europa League

Aston Villa repeated the club’s record from 1914

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2 hours ago

January 15, 2026

Annie

Aston Villa repeated the club’s record from 1914

Aston Villa defeated Basel (2:1) in the main stage of the Conference League.

For “Links” this was the eighth victory in all tournaments.

According to Opta, Villa equaled the 1914 record for the longest streak in history while competing in the top division of the English Championship.

It is also indicated that the current series won the club from Birmingham by 11 games – that was recorded more than 100 years ago.

After five rounds, Aston Villa is in third place in the League of Europe, and is also in the same position in the Premier League. “Levi” will play their next match against West Gema – 14th century.

On Football.ua A video report of the match between Basel and Aston Villa is available to watch.

Source: Football UA

Annie

Football

Vinicius was subjected to racist insults – newspaper

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3 hours ago

January 15, 2026

Jon

Vinicius was subjected to racist insults – newspaper

Brazilian footballer for Real Madrid Vinicius was subjected to racist abuse during the Copa del Rey round of 16 match against Albacete. The newspaper AS reports it.

The match took place on January 14th and ended with the victory of Albacete with a score of 3:2.

After the final whistle, one of the fans threw a banana towards Vinicius. It should be noted that the incident was noticed by an employee of the Royal Spanish Football Federation. Albacete specified that they are already looking for the fan responsible for the violation.

Vinicius is 25 years old, has been playing for Real since 2018 and as part of the team became a three-time Spanish champion and two-time Champions League winner.

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.