Football

Senegalese national team players could be disqualified for protesting

Published

7 hours ago

January 20, 2026

Jon

Senegalese national team players could be disqualified for protesting

Players and coaches of the Senegalese national team who took part in a protest in the final of the Africa Cup of Nations against Morocco (1:0) can be suspended for a period of four to six matches. The Spanish newspaper AS reports it.

In case of disqualification, it will apply to the group stage matches of the 2026 World Cup. It is also clarified that, according to the regulations of the Africa Cup of Nations, the Senegal team risks a fine of 50 thousand to 100 thousand euros for the undisciplined behavior of the delegation and the fans.

During injury time in the second half of the match against the Moroccan national team, after a video review, the Senegalese players’ goal was disallowed. Then, after a video review, a penalty was awarded against the Senegalese team. Head coach of the Senegalese national team Pap Tyaw He took the team’s players off the field in protest. After 15 minutes the Senegalese and the team’s goalkeeper returned Edouard Mendy took the ball forcefully after a kick from the 11 meter mark in the execution of Brahim Diaz. Regular time ended with the score 0:0. In extra time, a goal gives the Senegalese victory Daddy Gaye.

The Senegalese team won the Africa Cup of Nations for the second time. The Senegalese won for the first time in 2021.

For the first time, 48 teams will take part in the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The tournament will take place in USACanada and Mexico from June 11th to July 19th.

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.

Up Next

Akhmat denied interest in the possible departure of Jikia and Gundry

Don't Miss

The Moroccan national team entered the top 10 of the FIFA rankings and set a personal best

Click to comment

Football

Vera’s goal helped Lokomotiv defeat Chengdu Rongcheng in a friendly match

Published

2 hours ago

January 20, 2026

Jon

Vera’s goal helped Lokomotiv defeat Chengdu Rongcheng in a friendly match

Lokomotiv Moscow players beat Chinese Chengdu Rongcheng in a friendly match with a score of 4:0. The match took place at the Abu Dhabi Cricket Stadium.

Goals scored Vladislav Sarveli (38th minute), Yegor Pogostnov (63), Luca Vera (80) e Nikolai Komlichenko (87). Vera, who signed a contract with Lokomotiv in December, played his first match for the railway workers.

This meeting was the first for Lokomotiv this year. In the next match, Muscovites will meet Rostov on January 24, the match will start at 16:00 Moscow time.

After the first part of the World Cup – Russian Premier League (RPL) Lokomotiv is in 3rd place in the standings. The team has 37 points after 18 matches. The team will resume the season with a home match against Paris Nizhny Novgorod as part of the 19th round RPLthe match will take place on February 28.

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

The company “RT-Capital” filed a claim against “Wings of the Soviets” for 146 million rubles

Published

3 hours ago

January 20, 2026

Jon

The company “RT-Capital” filed a claim against “Wings of the Soviets” for 146 million rubles

Rostec’s subsidiary RT-Capital has filed a claim against the football club Krylya Sovetov in the amount of approximately 146 million rubles at the Moscow Arbitration Court, the court file shows.

The statement of claim was filed on January 19, the amount of claims is 145 million 689 thousand 232.6 rubles. The essence of the requests was not specified; the application has not yet been admitted to court.

The press service of “The Wings of the Soviets” reported that it had not yet seen the statement. “The club has not yet seen the statement of claim, and therefore there is no understanding of the specifics of this request. As soon as we receive all the documents, we will study it,” the press service noted.

On December 1, enforcement proceedings were initiated to collect a debt of more than 928 million rubles from Krylya Sovetov in favor of RT-Capital. Previously, the decision to collect the debt was made by the Moscow Arbitration Court, then the 9th Arbitration Court of Appeal confirmed this decision. The football club has borrowed funds for financial support, but has not met its debt repayment obligations since 2016.

As the club’s press service reported on December 30, Krylya Sovetov paid off the debt in the amount of 535 million rubles.

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

“Even an outsider can do his best.” Captain of the Ukrainian national team – about Sweden

Published

4 hours ago

January 20, 2026

Kyle

“Even an outsider can do his best.” Captain of the Ukrainian national team – about Sweden

Captain and central defender of the Ukrainian national team Nikolay Matvienko In an exclusive interview for Sport.ua, he talked about the match against Sweden in the 2026 World Cup qualification play-offs:

“I think this is the strongest team we can get. Right now everyone is focusing on the situation of the Swedes. But our meeting will take place in two months. Everything can change. Sweden has a very strong squad and most of their players represent elite European clubs. They, like us, have the goal of reaching the World Championship, so we have a very tough match ahead of us.”

For me, the poor performance of the Swedes in the qualifying tournament means nothing. Every team can do their best in a match, even if it is an outsider, and Sweden is one of the strong European teams, that’s for sure. For the Ukrainian national team, this will be a match of life, like all previous matches. “After all, we understand that a war is going on in the country, and every victory, even on the sports front, brings joy to Ukrainians in such a difficult period.”

The match between Ukraine and Sweden will be played on March 26, 2026 at 21:45 Kiev time.

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.