Football

Karpin called the primary task of “Rostov” for the season to maintain a place in the RPL, said Melekhin

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3 years ago

June 28, 2023

Thomas

Karpin called the primary task of “Rostov” for the season to maintain a place in the RPL, said Melekhin

Valery Karpin / Photo: © FC Rostov

Rostov central defender Viktor Melekhin told Metaratings.ru that on the first day of the training camp, the head coach of the team, Valery Karpin, called maintaining residence in the RPL the main task for the 2023/24 season.

– Rostov has only one Macedonian Toshevsky among foreign legionnaires, they don’t have a lot of money, they don’t even have an accessible airport, while the team was the discovery of last season. What is your secret?

– I think the guys got closer and started to communicate with each other more: both young and old, and old and young. We have a close-knit team, experienced players and young players hungry for victories. So everything came together. God bless you to be able to continue. It is also a great job for Karpin and the entire coaching staff, they create conditions for us to try to win in every match.

– Valery Karpin said in an interview that the fourth place for the team is a miracle. Agree?

– If the head coach says, then yes, I agree.

– What will Rostov claim for next season?

– We met on the first day of the training camp, we had a team meeting. There, Valery Georgievich told us that the primary task for the upcoming season is to stay in the Premier League and try to win every match. So that we go from match to match, as it was in the past and the season before last, – Melekhin said.

Last season, Rostov took fourth place in the WORLD RPL. The team will start the new season with a home match against Fakel.

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.

World Cup

VIDEO. The best scorer of the year in the Ukrainian national team has been announced. All targets

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3 minutes ago

December 29, 2025

Kyle

VIDEO. The best scorer of the year in the Ukrainian national team has been announced. All targets

The Ukrainian Football Federation has determined the top scorer of the national team in 2025.

This status was given to Polesie’s winger Alexey Gutsulyak, who scored 5 goals and made 3 assists.

Gutsulyak’s assistance became important in the decisive matches of the autumn, when the player scored a goal and made an assist in the match against Azerbaijan, and also scored and assisted in the match against Iceland.

This helped the Ukraine national team reach the 2026 World Cup qualifying play-offs against Sweden in March.

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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

The CAR team would like to play a friendly match with Russia

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1 hour ago

December 29, 2025

Jon

The CAR team would like to play a friendly match with Russia

The Central African Republic team is ready to come to Russia for a friendly match against the Russian team. This was stated by the Minister of Sport and Youth Policies of the Republic Heritier Doneng.

“We would be willing to organize a friendly match, because football is a sport that unites and unites people. Unfortunately we did not have the chance to participate in the World Cup and we did not reach the final of the African Championship. Therefore we are open to this idea and would be happy about it.” <…>. I would be very happy to come to Russia and support our team,” Doneng said.

He added that CAR is not yet able to organize a match of this level in the Bangui stadium, as it is undergoing reconstruction. The minister also expressed extreme interest in Russian help in training local football personnel, both players and coaches.

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

The RFU has lifted the ban on registering newcomers for Baltika

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3 hours ago

December 29, 2025

Jon

The RFU has lifted the ban on registering newcomers for Baltika

Russian Football Federation (RFU) lifted the ban on registering new Baltika Kaliningrad players. This was announced by the director of the department of registration, licensing and control of activities of football entities RFU Roman Diakov.

Since November 13, a ban on registering new arrivals has been imposed in Baltika.

“On December 29, the decision was approved by the commission RFU on football club licensing and communicated to clubs and leagues,” Dyakov said.

This season, Baltika is in fifth place in the Russian Premier League table, earning 35 points in 18 matches.

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.