Football

“Sickening and disgusting at heart.” Dzyuba – after the defeat from Zenit

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3 years ago

April 10, 2023

Thomas

“Sickening and disgusting at heart.” Dzyuba – after the defeat from Zenit

Photo: © Dmitry Chelyapin / Match TV

Lokomotiv striker Artem Dzyuba shared his emotions after the defeat from Zenit in the match of the 22nd round of the WORLD RPL (1: 2), and also apologized to the fans for the team’s game.

On Sunday, Lokomotiv lost at home to Zenit in the 22nd round of the Russian Championship (1:2). Dzyuba, who previously played for Zenit, played a full match and was not marked by effective actions.

I would like to apologize for my game. Condition was not very good on my part. Maybe somehow burned out. It seems that he was internally calm, probably, there was some kind of state in his head. I wanted the team to win. Probably wanted too much.

It must have been a very interesting game today. Unfortunately, we lost. Right now it’s just so sickening, disgusting at heart. I sincerely believe that our team has character. There is everything to be stronger in the future. Let’s lose today, but we are with our heads held high. Let’s draw huge conclusions from this defeat. We are already competitive at the moment and play on an equal footing with the champion of the country. I hope that next season these young guys will become more mature, stronger and everything will be fine with them.

This is a huge lesson for us, especially for me. Because you need to calm down. You think that everything should work out, but in fact, it happens in life that it’s even worth losing once, stumble a lot and get such a good slap in the face, slap in the face. It can even become a big boost in your life and career. I decided to say it here because I don’t want to communicate with journalists. Tired of all this: you win – you are the king, they sing praises to you, you lose – you are “dead”, something else, ”Dzyuba said on the social network.

Lokomotiv is 11th in the Russian Championship standings with 25 points.

Watch live broadcasts of MIR RPL and FONBET matches of the Cup of Russia on the Match TV federal channel and the thematic channels of the holding, as well as on matchtv.ru and sportbox.ru websites. On Monday from 16:55 (Moscow time) on the MATCH PREMIER channel there will be a live broadcast of the meeting of the 22nd round of the WORLD RPL Orenburg – Rostov.

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.