Football

“It’s sad that Gazizov left Ufa, he did a lot for the club and the republic” – Krotov

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3 years ago

June 8, 2023

Thomas

“It’s sad that Gazizov left Ufa, he did a lot for the club and the republic” – Krotov

Photo: © Vasily Ponomarev / Match TV

PARI NN midfielder Vyacheslav Krotov, who previously played for Ufa, expressed regret over the situation in the former team and the departure of Shamil Gazizov from the post of general director of the club.

On Monday, Gazizov resigned from the post of general director of Ufa. The statement noted that he took the blame for the team’s results last season, following which it was relegated to the Second League. The leadership of the Ufa club accepted the resignation of the functionary.

– It’s all unpleasant. It’s sad for everything that happened. Within two years, the team ended up in the Second League. It is sad that Shamil Kamilych is gone. Because the man did a lot for the republic, for the club, led the team to the Premier League, to European competitions. It’s a pity that everything turned out this way, ”Krotov told RB Sport.

Gazizov has been the CEO of Ufa since 2012. During this time, the team entered the Russian Premier League and managed to play in the Europa League qualification. In the summer of 2020, the sports manager accepted the invitation of Spartak, but left the Moscow club a few months later, after which he returned to Ufa.

Source: Sportbox

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Europa League

Poland took the lead. Who is competing for an additional place in the Champions League?

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1 hour ago

December 25, 2025

Jayden

Poland took the lead. Who is competing for an additional place in the Champions League?

The two countries with the highest UEFA coefficient at the end of a season will gain an additional entry. Champions League 2026/27.

Like last year, 36 clubs will compete in the main stage of the European Cup main tournament. Two of these will be determined by rating.

All important moments of the match are available in LIVE mode Telegram Sport.ua

The two best-ranked countries in the 2025/26 season will each send one more team to the 2026/27 Champions League.

Next single season rankings:

P.Olsha (13,625), England (13,486), Germany (12,285), Cyprus (11,406), Italy (11,250), Spain (11,218), France (10,714), Portugal (10,600), Greece (9,500), Denmark (9,500)

The top two countries on this list will be given an additional place in the 2026/27 Champions League.

Leadership Poland It’s about getting bonuses in the Conference League. Three Polish clubs reached the LK play-offs at the same time: Rakow, Lech and Jagiellonia. And only Legia Warsaw withdrew from the tournament.

Ukrainian It ranks 15th among 55 countries in the UEFA single season rankings with 6,812. Shakhtar Donetsk advanced directly to the 1/8 finals of the Conference League and Dynamo Kiev was eliminated from the tournament.

UEFA coefficient For national associations, it is calculated based on the total number of points scored by all clubs in the country. 2 points are awarded for a win, 1 point for a draw, and bonus points are also taken into account. Points received in the qualifying rounds are multiplied by 0.5 times. The total amount is divided by the number of teams representing the country in the European Cup season.

Race for two additional places in the 2026/27 Champions League (top 10)

Top 15 countries in the UEFA rankings for the 2025/26 season

UEFA five-year rankings

Source: Sport UA

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Football

Safonov’s kit from the match against Flamengo was sold for 2,650 euros

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1 hour ago

December 25, 2025

Jon

Safonov’s kit from the match against Flamengo was sold for 2,650 euros

Uniform of the Russian goalkeeper of the French “Paris Saint-Germain”. Matveya Safonovprepared for the Intercontinental Cup final against Brazilian Flamengo, it was sold on the Match Worn Shirt portal for 2,650 euros. The portal reports it.

Note that Safonov did not use this form during the game.

In the Intercontinental Cup final PSG beat the Brazilian Flamengo (1:1, 2:1 on penalties). Safonov saved four out of five penalties in the post-match series, bringing the victory to his team. The Russian injured his hand during Flamengo’s third penalty.

Source: Soccer Ru

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Football

The RFU plans to participate in the UEFA and FIFA congresses in 2026

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5 hours ago

December 25, 2025

Jon

The RFU plans to participate in the UEFA and FIFA congresses in 2026

Representatives of the Russian Football Federation (RFU) intend to participate in the conferences of the Union of European Football Associations (of UEFA) and the International Football Federation (FIFA). The Secretary General spoke about it in an interview RFU Maxim Mitrofanov.

Congress of UEFA The congress will be held on 12 February in Brussels FIFA will take place on April 30 in Vancouver.

“RFU will participate in conferences of UEFA AND FIFAif our representatives are granted visas,” Mitrofanov said. — But these congresses are technical. There is an agenda that is approved in advance. In general, this is one of the events where people can see each other. For participants in qualifying tournaments [чемпионата Европы — 2028] the draw is also important [группового этапа Лиги наций] after the congress of UEFA. And the congress FIFAin which 211 countries participate, it is more of a protocol event.”

Since February 2022, Russian clubs and national teams have been suspended from international tournaments due to the situation in Ukraine.

Source: Soccer Ru

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