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Karim Benzema press interview today, live and direct: The Frenchman talks about leaving Real Madrid and signing for Al-Ittihad

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3 years ago

June 1, 2023

Jayden

Karim Benzema press interview today, live and direct: The Frenchman talks about leaving Real Madrid and signing for Al-Ittihad

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After 14 years and a legacy that will last forever, Karim Benzema leaves it Real Madrid, As indicated Gianluca Di Marzio, market expert. The Frenchman, who was decisive for the White House fight on all fronts, finally accepted his offer Al Ittihad and will take his talent to the Professional League of Saudi Arabia, which is already enjoying another legend as Cristiano Ronaldo. This Thursday, June 1, he will give a press conference to say goodbye to the fans.

The French scored 353 goals and is only behind the Portuguese in the historical list (450). Raúl González (323), Alfredo Di Stéfano (308), Santillana (290), Ferenc Puskás (242) and Hugo Sánchez (208) left.

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On his unbeaten record for number of titles at the club: add 25, same with Marcelo. The Frenchman collected 5 Champions Leagues, 5 Club World Cups, 4 European Super Cups, 4 Ligas, 4 Spanish Super Cups and 3 Copa del Reys.

Sports news He will follow minute by minute everything that happens at the press conference.

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What time is Karim Benzema’s press conference today?

The club has not yet specified what time the press conference will take place, but it will be in the afternoon/evening in Madrid. The striker will attend a gala to receive the MARCA Legend

Karim Benzema’s press conference, live

18:35. The striker referred to the president of the club, Florentino Perez. “He is the man who allowed me to be here today. The man who signed Zinedine Zidane and the man who brought me to Real Madrid.” explained.

18:30. “I was a child when I arrived at Real Madrid. I just wanted to enjoy myself and look at everything I have won. There is no other club like Real Madrid, which plays at the Santiago Bernabéu, the place where the best players in this sport having played”.

18:20. Karim Benzema is at the Marca gala to receive the MARCA Legend and is expected to talk about his future.

18:00. What place in Real Madrid history will Karim Benzema occupy? Being the player with the most titles and the second most goals, there is no doubt that he will be very close to Olympus…

5:30 p.m. The offer from Saudi Arabia’s Al-Ittihad is €100 million per season, making it the third-highest annual contract value in history. It is surpassed only by Cristiano Ronaldo’s 200 million at Al-Nasr, while Lionel Messi took 168.5 million during his time at Barcelona.

4:30 p.m. The tension is absolute and no one has yet escaped their surprise. Karim Benzema’s farewell came as a shock to fans, who will see the 35-year-old striker leave. The Frenchman closes a wonderful career in the institution of Madrid.

*The time is that of Spain

Author:

Mauro Mariani

Source: Sporting News

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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

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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

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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

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