Football

“The lack of European Cups is not demotivating” – Dynamo football player Skopintsev

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2 years ago

September 30, 2023

Thomas

“The lack of European Cups is not demotivating” – Dynamo football player Skopintsev

Dmitry Skopintsev / Photo: © FC Dynamo

Dynamo defender Dmitry Skopintsev noted that he is not demotivated by the fact that Russian clubs are excluded from European competition.

Russian clubs and national teams are not allowed to participate in tournaments under the auspices of UEFA and the International Football Federation (FIFA) due to the situation in Ukraine.

— Does it really demotivate you that there are no European Cups?

– No, it’s fine, I play Football Manager (laughs). Speaking seriously, Russian clubs were removed from there too. My motivation is to try to be the best team and the best player within my country.

— You’ve been playing in the RPL for six years now. Has the championship become weaker since then?

— The level of resistance and performance skill was a little higher. Remember those lineups. That Rostov would now be contending for the championship. I tell our youth: “At that time they would have given you one match to play and they would have seen whether you showed yourself or not. It depended on whether you would continue playing or not.” Now they are put on and on until they prove themselves,” RB Sport quotes Skopintsev as saying.

In the 10th round of the WORLD RPL, Dynamo will play against Akhmat on Sunday in Grozny. The game will start at 19:00 (Moscow time) and will be shown live on the Match TV and MATCH PREMIER TV channels. The broadcast will also be available on the websites matchtv.ru and sportbox.ru.

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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1 hour 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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Source: Sport UA

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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2 hours 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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4 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.