Football

Spartak announced the appointment of a new sports director

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2 years ago

December 22, 2023

Thomas

Spartak announced the appointment of a new sports director

Tomas Amaral / Photo: © FC “Spartak”

Portuguese Tomas Amaral has been appointed sports director of Spartak, according to the Moscow club’s website.

The specialist replaced the Briton Paul Ashworth, who will take the post of technical director of the “red-whites”. Amaral will take up his duties on January 1.

— I’m glad to become part of such a big club. I know that Spartak is a truly national team in Russia. I believe that success is achieved primarily not by individual work, but by collective work. And I evaluate players not only by lines in their resume, age or height: for me, their current football qualities and potential are more important.

In addition to Portuguese, I speak Spanish and English. But I also know a few words in Russian, and my Russian wife will help me both in learning the language and in adapting to a new country,” said Amaral.

Over the past 4.5 years, Amaral has held the position of senior scout at Benfica Lisbon. Before that, he was an assistant coach at Farence and Braga, and a scout at Granada, Eibar and Valladolid.

Benfica reached the quarter-finals of the Champions League in 2022 and 2023.

After 18 rounds, Spartak is in fifth place in the Russian Championship standings with 30 points.

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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

The US will play four top-flight matches before the 2026 emergency

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19 minutes ago

December 23, 2025

Thomas

The US will play four top-flight matches before the 2026 emergency

The U.S. Soccer Federation has officially announced that four friendlies will be held as part of the national team’s preparations for the 2026 World Cup.

Mauricio Pochetti’s team starts the series of control matches with a match against Belgium, which will take place on February 28 at the Mercedes-Benz Arena in Atlanta. In just three days and 31 weeks, the Americans will meet Portugal in which stadium.

Next up for the team is the May 31 game in Charlotte against a rival that can be voted on later. The final phase is the match against Nimechchini, which will take place on June 6 in Chicago.

The federation emphasized that the United States will not lose to any team, but to its group at the world championships.

“For us it is a great opportunity to cheer on the best teams in the world. These are incredible matches for fans and supporters,” said Mauricio Pochettino.

World Championship 2026 will be held in Canada, Mexico and the USA from 11 rubles to 19 rubles. 48 teams will participate in the final tournament. Guess what, the Ukrainian national team has made it to the European Qualifier play-offs.

Source: Football UA

Thomas

World Cup

FIFA awarded the World Prize

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2 hours ago

December 23, 2025

Thomas

The International Football Federation has announced the launch of a new sign: the FIFA Peace Prize.

The city is called upon to work in a way that, through its activities, brings unity to people and the world through football. According to the words of FIFA President Gianni Infantino, the prize is awarded to those who have done something wrong for the sake of peace.

“In an increasingly troubled and divided world, it is important to recognize the prominent contributions of those who work diligently on the underlying conflicts and relationships of people in the world,” Infantino said.

Although FIFA has not officially announced the name of the first winner, football clubs are actively discussing that the debut winner could be US President Donald Trump. There are a number of factors that support this theory:

There is a lot of competition between Trump and Infantino. The location of the ceremony is the capital of the United States. FIFA will seek political support for the World Cup, which will take place in the US, Canada and Mexico.

The first naming ceremony will take place on April 5, 2025 near Washington, during the official draw for the final part of the 2026 World Championship.

Source: Football UA

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Football

Talalaev said he apologized to Batrakov

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2 hours ago

December 23, 2025

Jon

Head coach of the Kaliningrad football club “Baltika” Andrei Talalaev apologized to the Lokomotiv Moscow midfielder Alexei Batrakov before the match between Russia and Jordan (0:0). Talalaev’s comment is quoted by Sport Express.

After the cup match between Baltika and Lokomotiv (0:2), which took place on August 13, Batrakov was criticized by Talalaev. The meeting between the national teams of Russia and Jordan (0:0) took place on September 4.

“I apologized for my not entirely correct behavior. But at the same time he reproached him for allowing himself too much. We found a compromise and understood each other,” Talalaev said.

Talalaev is 53 years old, he led Baltika in September 2024. The Kaliningrad team takes fifth place in the national championship after 18 rounds, gaining 35 points.

Source: Soccer Ru

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