Forward Dwarveswho won the 2016 European Championship with the Portuguese national team, will now play for the Kazakh Aktobe. The athlete informed the public about this on his account on the X platform.

Information on the specific terms of the agreement between the club and the player was not disclosed.

“I am very happy to join Aktobe and look forward to the opportunity to contribute to the development of the club and football in Kazakhstan. I am very impressed with the club’s vision for the future and will work hard to take us to new heights both at home and abroad,” Nani wrote.

At the age of 39, at the end of 2024, Nani ended his career as a professional player, saying goodbye to the Portuguese Estrela Amadora. Over the years he played, he managed to play for several famous teams, including Portuguese Sporting, English Manchester United, Turkish Fenerbahce and Spanish Valencia. Furthermore, the midfielder played in Italy with Lazio and Venezia, in USA for Orlando, in Australia for Melbourne Victory and in Türkiye for Adana Demirspor.

Nani is the winner of four Premier League titles and the FA Super Cup, as well as a two-time League Cup winner. He also won the Champions League and Club World Cup with Manchester United. With Sporting he won the Portuguese Cup three times and the League Cup once.

Nani played 111 games for the Portuguese national team, scoring 24 goals and as many assists. At the triumphant Euro 2016 for the Portuguese, he played all seven matches, scoring three goals and providing one assist. In 2017, he helped his national team win bronze medals at the Confederations Cup in Russia. The third place match in that tournament remains his last appearance for the Portuguese national team.

“Aktobe” took fifth place in the completed Kazakhstan championship.

The management of Real Sociedad anxiously awaits the return of the Russian midfielder to the field Arsen Zakharyanwhich is restored after damage. The coach of the Russian national team told the press Valery Karpin.

Recall that Zakharyan could not take part in the match of the 20th round of the Spanish Examples against Barcelona (2:1) due to muscle problems. Representatives of the club’s press service informed that the player will also miss the next match with Celta, scheduled for January 25.

“Arsene doesn’t just have injuries, or even many. He has a slight mechanical injury to the muscle, which caused a small micro-tear. It can happen to anyone. It took him a long time to recover from a mechanical injury to his ankle; his physiology and physical condition have nothing to do with it; there could also be viruses. I think he himself is perplexed. Everyone in the club is also waiting for his return, they believe, they hope,” Karpin said.

Real Madrid forward Kylian Mbappe scored a penalty at the end of the La Liga match against Villarreal (2:0).

As the Real Madrid striker left the Estadio de la Ceramica last night, he was asked if the penalty had been in the style of Antonina Panenki something to do with Brahim Diaz. In the recent African Cup of Nations final, the Moroccan missed a penalty kick in the last seconds of the match against Senegal, hitting it with a “panenka”.

Mbappé, well aware of what was being asked of him, said: “Yes, I fully support him.”

Mbappe’s decision to dedicate the Panenka-style penalty to Brahim sparked mixed reactions from fans.

Some understand it and see it as a noble gesture towards a teammate in difficulty, while others see it as a real mockery: scoring a goal that the Moroccan failed to score and then dedicating it to him, reminding him of the failure.