Football

Spartak responded to the episode with the removal of Abaskal due to a push from Berisha

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2 years ago

December 4, 2023

Thomas

Spartak responded to the episode with the removal of Abaskal due to a push from Berisha

Guillermo Abascal / Photo: © Mikhail Zimin / Match TV

Moscow’s Spartak reacted to an episode from the 17th round match of the MIR RPL with Akhmat, when after a clash with the Grozny midfielder Bernard Berisha, the team’s head coach Guillermo Abascal was sent off.

In Sunday’s match, Akhmat beat Spartak at home with a score of 2:1. After Hamid Agalarov’s goal against the Muscovites in the first half, Abascal received a red card when he pushed Berisha. Before this, the player jumped with both feet into the Spartak technical area next to the coach. Berisha received a yellow card.

— At the 33rd minute there was an episode that largely turned the game around. Its main character was Berisha. First, the Kosovo legionnaire from Grozny made a very successful pass with the outside of his foot to Agalarov, who threw it over Selikhov and opened the scoring.

Berisha ran to celebrate the goal… to the Spartak coaching bench. And he did it in the strangest way possible: at speed he jumped with both feet forward, being in close proximity to Abascal. The amazed coach wanted to push the provocateur out of our technical area, and he, feeling the touch, collapsed to the ground and grabbed his face.

The referee regarded this as a physical impact on Berisha and sent off Guillermo. While the Grozny player received only a yellow card. Why VAR didn’t tell Kukulyak how it all started is a mystery, reports the Spartak website.

“Spartak” (27 points) takes seventh place in the RPL, “Akhmat” of Miroslav Romashchenko with 16 points is 13th.

Watch live broadcasts of MIR RPL matches on the Match TV and MATCH PREMIER channels, as well as on the websites sportbox.ru and matchtv.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

Zidane is back. The Frenchman will lead one of the strongest teams in the world

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46 minutes ago

January 17, 2026

Kyle

Zidane is back. The Frenchman will lead one of the strongest teams in the world

Legendary former football player Zinedine Zidane Discussions were held regarding cooperation with the French Football Federation. This was reported by Footmercato and L’Équipe.

The French national team and technical staff have started their preparations for the World Cup to be held in the USA. Les Bleus have friendly matches scheduled for March (against Brazil and Colombia) and June (against Ivory Coast).

The upcoming World Cup will be Didier Deschamps’ last match with the French team he has managed since 2012.

French Football Federation and Zidane’s delegation met to discuss future cooperation. One of Zinedine’s assistants is expected to be the famous specialist David Bettoni, with whom he previously worked at Real Madrid.

The sides also discussed Zidane’s desire to have a squad large enough by national team standards, including a data analysis unit.

The world football legend plans to coordinate these steps separately with the federation, whose policy does not provide a budget increase for the national team staff.

In the updated ranking of the world’s strongest teams, the French team ranked third after Spain and Argentina.

🚨 BREAKING NEWS: PSSI-nya Prancis (FFF) made an official statement regarding Zinédine Zidane’s participation in the national Prancis World Infantry 2026. 🇲🇫

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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

“Zenith” wants to buy the captain of the newspaper “Besiktas”.

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2 hours ago

January 17, 2026

Jon

“Zenith” wants to buy the captain of the newspaper “Besiktas”.

St. Petersburg football club Zenit is considering the possibility of acquiring the captain of the Turkish midfielder Besiktas Orkuna Kökçü. The newspaper Fanatik reports it.

According to the source, Zenit approached Besiktas with a transfer proposal. The figure offered by the St. Petersburg club reportedly exceeds 30 million euros.

Kökçü is 25 years old; this season he has played 21 games for Besiktas in all competitions and provided three assists. The footballer plays this season for the Istanbul club on loan from Benfica, with whom he won the Portuguese Super Cup in 2023. From 2018 to 2023, Kökçü played for Feyenoord, with whom he won the Dutch championship of the 2022/23 season and was recognized as the country’s best footballer of the year at the end of the season. The midfielder played 46 games for the Turkish national team, scoring three goals and providing nine assists.

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.

World Cup

Jozsef Szabo: “Thanks to him, the Ukrainian national team managed to qualify for the World Cup play-offs”

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2 hours ago

January 17, 2026

Kyle

Jozsef Szabo: “Thanks to him, the Ukrainian national team managed to qualify for the World Cup play-offs”

Former coach of Dynamo Kiev Jozsef Szabo Italy admits he is considering Genoa midfielder Ruslan Malinovsky One of the best Ukrainian players this season.

“Ruslan Malinovsky seems to have found a second young man after his injury. This man has a clear head, making great passes is not difficult for a midfielder.”

Largely thanks to Malinovsky’s effective play, the Ukrainian national team managed to qualify for the play-offs in the 2026 World Cup qualifying tournament,” says Szabo.

Malinovsky played 19 matches for Genoa this season, scoring 2 goals and making 3 assists. The 32-year-old midfielder’s club managed to get out of the relegation zone by collecting 19 points and rose to 15th place in the rankings.

Ruslan scored three goals and made one assist in the three matches the Ukrainian national team played in the 2026 World Cup qualifiers.

Source: Sport UA

Kyle