Football

Two Spartak players left the Russian national team for medical reasons a week before the game with Cuba

Published

2 years ago

November 13, 2023

Thomas

Two Spartak players left the Russian national team for medical reasons a week before the game with Cuba

Anton Zinkovsky, Ruslan Litvinov / Photo: © Russian national football team

Spartak Moscow players Anton Zinkovsky, Ruslan Litvinov and Rostov player Daniil Utkin left the Russian national team for medical reasons, according to the official website of the Russian Football Union (RFU).

— Due to the chronic overload condition, the coaching and medical staff of the Russian national team and at the request of the Spartak medical staff, in order to avoid deterioration of the condition, decided to send Litvinov and Zinkovsky to the club’s location for a full recovery and preparation for matches for the club.

As for Utkin, the Rostov player has ARVI. In this way, Daniil will not be able to help the Russian team in the match with Cuba,” said Vladimir Khaitin, senior doctor of the Russian team.

For medical reasons, Lokomotiv Moscow midfielder Dmitry Barinov and Qarabag goalkeeper Andrey Lunev are also missing the training camp.

Valery Karpin’s team has been holding a training camp since November 13 at the base in Novogorsk, and on November 20 in Volgograd they will play against the Cuban team. The friendly match starts at 19:30 Moscow time.

Source: Sportbox

Thomas

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Europa League

Vasily Kobin could go to Dnepr and play in the Europa League final

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3 hours ago

December 30, 2025

Jayden

Vasily Kobin could go to Dnepr and play in the Europa League final

football journalist Igor Tsyganyk He told the details of the long-standing transfer story regarding the possible transfer of Vyacheslav Kobin to Dnepr.

According to him, when Dnipro club had to choose between Artem Fedetsky and Vyacheslav Kobin, Kobin was the first choice to strengthen the squad.

Tsyganyk stated that the football player could really be transferred to Dnieper and noted that they made him an offer in the first place. According to the journalist, in the event of such a transfer, Kobin could even play in the 2015 Europa League final, but ultimately the transfer did not take place.

The journalist emphasized that the failure of the transition was not related to financial conditions. According to his information, salaries in Shakhtar and Dnepr were approximately the same. The reasons why the transfer did not take place lie on a different level, but the details of this situation are not reliably known.

According to Tsyganik, Dnepr considered Kobin as a priority option, but the transition was never implemented. Artem Fedetsky played for Dnepr from 2012 to 2016. In the 2014/15 Europa League final, Dnepr lost to the Spanish team Sevilla (2:3).

Source: Sport UA

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Football

Ronaldo is confident he can score 1000 goals

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9 hours ago

December 29, 2025

Jon

Ronaldo is confident he can score 1000 goals

40-year-old striker for Al-Nasr Cristiano Ronaldo he expressed confidence that he will reach the 1,000 goal mark in his career. He now has 956 goals.

Ronaldo said:

It’s difficult to keep playing, but I’m motivated. My passion is great and I want to continue. It doesn’t matter where I play, whether in the Middle East or Europe. I have always liked playing football and I want to continue with the same spirit. You know what my goal is. I want to win trophies and I want to reach that figure (1000 goals) that you all know. I will definitely reach this figure if there are no injuries.

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

Puel became head coach of Nice

Published

9 hours ago

December 29, 2025

Jon

Famous French coach Claude Puël entitled “Nice”. The team, after 16 days of the current Ligue 1 season, is in 13th place.

Puel, 64, has been unemployed since 2021, when he left Saint-Etienne.

The highest achievement in Puel’s career is winning the French championship with Monaco in 2000.

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.