The President of the International Football Federation (FIFA) Gianni Infantino spoke critically about the incident with the departure of the players and coaching staff of the Senegal national team from the field in the final match of the African Cup of Nations against Morocco.
The Senegal team achieved victory in extra time (1:0). In the eighth minute added to the second half, the referee awarded a penalty against the Senegal team. After this, most of the Senegalese players left the field at the request of the head coach, but then returned after the persuasion of the team’s forward Sadio Mane. In the 24th added minute, Morocco midfielder Brahim Diaz kicked the penalty kick into the center of the goal – goalkeeper Edouard Mendy caught the ball. In extra time, Senegal won, with Pape Gueye scoring in the 94th minute.
“We strongly condemn the behavior of some “fans”, as well as some Senegalese players and coaching staff. It is unacceptable to leave the field in this way, and in the same way violence is unacceptable in our sport. This is simply wrong.
We must always respect the decisions made by the referees on and off the field. Teams must compete on the field and within the rules of the game, because anything else compromises the very essence of football.
Teams and players also have a responsibility to behave and set a good example for fans in stadiums and millions of spectators around the world. The unpleasant scenes we witnessed must be condemned and never repeated. “I emphasize once again that they have no place in football, and I hope that the relevant CAF disciplinary bodies will take appropriate measures,” Infantino was quoted as saying by Mundo Deportivo.
The Senegalese team won the African Cup for the second time in history. Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye announced that Monday, January 19, 2026, will be a paid day off throughout the country.
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The English Championship match between West Ham and Sunderland was temporarily interrupted due to a conflict between the Black Cats midfielder Xhaka Granite and one of the fans.
The incident occurred at the end of the match, which West Ham won 3-1. Xhaka did not appear in the match due to an ankle injury, but still traveled with the team to East London.
Judge Thomas Bramall he briefly interrupted the match to discuss the incident with the West Ham manager Nuno Espirito Santo.
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The Ukrainian national team will play the semi-final play-off match of the 2026 World Cup qualifying tournament against Sweden on March 26. Famous football expert Oleg Fedorchuk He determined the real hope of the yellow-dark blue team in the upcoming match.
“The offensive line of the national team is also problematic now, not like on the right wing, but this situation has been going on for several seasons,” Fedorchuk said in an exclusive interview with the website Meta.ua. – Roman Yaremchuk plays very little for Olympiacos. Artem Dovbik is injured and is unlikely to be an assistant in the match against the Swedish national team.
Our biggest hope now is Vladislav Vanat. He is in good form as he plays regularly for Girona. However, he is quite dependent on his partners and it is still unknown how his rival will behave. This striker needs space.
Let us also remind you that the winner of Ukraine-Sweden, the semi-final match of the decisive match to be played on March 31 to reach the 2026 World Cup final, will face the best team in the Poland-Albania match.
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European Cup week is over and changes have been made UEFA coefficient table.
The penultimate 7th round matches of the Champions League and Europa League were played.
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Ukrainian teams were not represented at this Euroweek. Shakhtar is waiting for its opponent in the Conference League 1/8 final.
Serbia (24,687) took advantage of this and moved ahead of Ukraine thanks to Red Star’s win over Malmö (1:0).
In the 5-year ranking, Ukraine (24,412) ranks 25th.
Above: 21st Croatia (26,406), 22nd Hungary (25,812), 23rd Romania (25,000), 24th Serbia (24,687).
The main rival from below is Azerbaijan (22,760), which can get bonus points if Qarabakh reaches the Champions League play-offs.
If Ukraine manages to rise to 22nd place in the 5-year ranking this season, the winner of the 2026/27 UPL will start selection from the second round of Champions League qualifying in the 2027/28 European season, rather than from the first round.
Shakhtar is ranked 47th in the UEFA club rankings. Dynamo Kyiv is in 109th place in the rankings.
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