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“And I was still drinking breast milk at 20.” Zola on Bellingham’s precocious play

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“And I was still drinking breast milk at 20.”  Zola on Bellingham’s precocious play

Former Italian national team player, ex-Birmingham coach Gianfranco Zola humorously assessed the play of 20-year-old Real Madrid and England midfielder Jude Bellingham.

On Tuesday, the English beat Italy in the Euro 2024 qualifying match with a score of 3:1, the 20-year-old player scored an assist and earned a penalty.

Bellingham is a graduate of Birmingham and at the beginning of his professional career played for this club, which was then coached by Zola (from 2016 to 2017). In 2020, Jude moved to Borussia Dortmund at the age of 17, and in the summer of 2023 he became a Real Madrid player.

– Let me ask, where were you when I was coaching Birmingham? I would have flirted with you even at 12 years old! I have to say this makes me laugh because at 20 I was still drinking breast milk. Of course, not literally,” Zola said jokingly on Channel 4.

Bellingham appreciated Zola’s humor and laughed out loud during the interview.

Let us add that at the age of 20, Zola, a future player for Napoli, Parma and Chelsea, moved from the Nuorese club to Torres, which represented the fourth Italian division.

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The discussion about tightening the limit in the RPL is not over – Dyukov

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Discussion of a possible tightening of the limit for foreign players in the Russian Premier League (RPL) is not finished yet. The president of the Russian Football Federation told journalists this (RFU) Alexander Diukov.

The Ministry of Sports proposes to tighten the limit for foreign players by 2028 according to the “10 foreign players in the application, 5 on the field” scheme.

“The Ministry gave the football community, experts and specialists the opportunity to talk openly about this issue. As far as I understand, the discussion process continues,” Dyukov said.

According to the current limit, clubs RPL can include 13 foreign players in the application and release 8 foreign players on the field. In September, the Russian Football Federation said that the current limit allows for the first time to increase the playing time of young players to 18%.

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Akhmat said that Cherchesov will continue to work at the club

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Akhmat said that Cherchesov will continue to work at the club

Head coach of Akhmat Stanislav Cherchesov he has not received offers from other football clubs and will not leave the Grozny team. Akhmat’s general director informed Sport Express. Akhmed Aydamirov.

Previously inside Average information appeared that Cherchesov was one of the candidates for the position of head coach of Dynamo Moscow; subsequently the team was led by Rolan Gusev.

“Stanislav Salamovich is not a bride to be courted somewhere. He himself declared that he would go somewhere? No, he remains in the club as planned. There was not a single offer. Conversations are only in the blogosphere,” Aidamirov said.

Cherchesov took charge of Akhmat after the third round of the current season of the World Cup – Russian Premier League (RPL). Akhmat occupies 8th place in the rankings RPLearning 22 points after 18 rounds. In the Fonbet Russian Cup, the Grozny team completed its performance in the group stage of the “way RPL“, ranking fourth in the Quartet A.

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Dyukov believes that Rostov will not repeat the path of Khimki

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Dyukov believes that Rostov will not repeat the path of Khimki

The Rostov football club will not repeat the fate of Khimki near Moscow. This opinion was expressed to journalists by the head of the Russian Football Federation (RFU) Alexander Diukov.

Previously, the Federal Tax Service suspended monetary transactions on 11 accounts of the Rostov football club.

“We are working to ensure that such situations do not occur, we are improving the regulations, strengthening the requirements for financial control and budgetary discipline of clubs, including in terms of sanctions for violations. If you answer the question about Rostov, I am sure that they will not repeat the path of Khimki. Khimki was a club of private investors and the region is behind Rostov. I am sure that the problems are temporary and will be resolved, because the Rostov region is a football region,” Dyukov said.

Khimki announced the suspension of activities on June 18. Previously, the club, due to financial problems, did not receive a license to participate in the World-Russian Premier League season and missed the opportunity to compete in the top division of the Russian championship.

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