Football

“Akinfeev proved with his numbers that he is one of the best goalkeepers” – Chanov

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2 years ago

December 7, 2023

Thomas

“Akinfeev proved with his numbers that he is one of the best goalkeepers” – Chanov

Igor Akinfeev / Photo: © Mikhail Zimin / Match TV

Former CSKA goalkeeping coach Vyacheslav Chanov expressed the opinion that army club goalkeeper Igor Akinfeev will become a reference point for the future generation of Russian football players in this role.

Akinfeev has been playing for CSKA since 2003. Together with the “red-blues” he won the Russian Championship six times, won the National Cup seven times, and also won the UEFA Cup in 2005.

– Akinfeev has already copied all the goalkeeping records to himself, including mine, which I’m only happy about. “He simply proves with his numbers that he really is one of the best, and now future goalkeepers will focus precisely on the bar set by Akinfeev,” Chanov told RT.

This season of the Russian Championship, the 37-year-old goalkeeper played 14 matches and kept a clean sheet in four of them.

Watch live broadcasts of MIR RPL matches on the Match TV and MATCH PREMIER channels, 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

All players of the Ukrainian national team. Szabo chose Ukraine’s best football players

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13 minutes ago

January 16, 2026

Kyle

All players of the Ukrainian national team. Szabo chose Ukraine’s best football players

Former coach of the Ukrainian national team Jozsef Szabo Meta.ua has exclusively chosen the version of the three best Ukrainian football players of this season for its website.

“In the first row, Ilya Zabarny is almost out of the competition,” Sabo said. – As far as I remember, there has been no regression in the game yet. Yes, the defender had unimpressive tackles, but these were isolated cases. But he’s only 23 years old. The contract with Paris Saint-Germain shows that this football player is currently one of the best in Europe. And do not forget that at that age he played 55 matches for the Ukrainian national team.

I will give second place to Ruslan Malinovsky, who seems to have found a second youth after being injured. This guy’s head is clear, 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.

The third will be Everton’s left back Vitaly Mikolenko. He is a consistent starter for his team. And no matter what position the team is in, the English league is still the strongest league in Europe. He is an irreplaceable football player in the national team.

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

Dzyuba appreciated coach Slutsky’s work at Shanghai Shenhua in 2025

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2 hours ago

January 16, 2026

Jon

Dzyuba appreciated coach Slutsky’s work at Shanghai Shenhua in 2025

Leonid Slutsky last year he performed well as coach of the Shanghai Shenhua football team. This opinion was expressed by the striker of Togliatti “Akron” Artem Dzyuba.

Last season, Slutsky took second place in the Chinese league with Shanghai Shenhua and led the club to the Asian Champions League playoffs for the first time. The team also won the Chinese Super Cup.

“He’s doing well in China, the only thing he was missing was a championship, everything was leading to that,” Dziuba said. “But it’s tough for a team that’s been in fifth place all their life, they don’t have that winning mentality.”

Slutsky is 54 years old and has been at the helm of the Chinese club since December 2023. In his career he has coached Rubin Kazan, Uralan Elista, Mosca, Krylya Sovetov Samara, CSKAEnglish “Hull” and Dutch “Vitesse”. Together with CSKA the specialist became champion of Russia three times, won the Russian Cup and the Super Cup twice.

Source: Soccer Ru

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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.