Football

Portugal, Ronaldo statue set on fire

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5 hours ago

January 21, 2026

Jon

An unknown man set fire to the statue of the five-time Ballon d’Or winner and captain of the Portuguese national team Cristiano Ronaldoset in the city of Funchal, on the island of Madeira, where the footballer comes from. The newspaper Correio da Manha reports it.

The accident occurred near the Ronaldo Museum. The man posted a video in which he doused the statue with a flammable liquid and set it on fire. The police are identifying the perpetrator.

Ronaldo is 40 years old, five-time winner of the Champions League, European champion, two-time winner of the Nations League, top scorer in the history of the national teams, the European Championships, the Champions League and the Club World Cup. In December 2022, the footballer moved to Al-Nasr from Saudi Arabia. Throughout his career, the player has also played for Portuguese Sporting, English Manchester United, Italian Juventus and Real Madrid, where he is top scorer.

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.

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Champions League

Champions League. 7th round, 21 January matches. Watch LIVE online

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2 hours ago

January 21, 2026

Gary

Champions League. 7th round, 21 January matches. Watch LIVE online

7th round matches will be played on the evening of January 21 UEFA Champions League 2025/26.

9 final matches of the tour are planned on this match day.

All important moments of the match are available in LIVE mode Telegram Sport.ua

On this day, Ukrainian football players can take to the field: Anatoly Trubin, Georgy Sudakov (Benfica), Alexey Kashchuk (Qarabag).

Chelsea’s long-time leader David Luiz is returning to Stamford Bridge with Cypriot side Paphos.

UEFA Champions League 2025/26

7th round. January 21, 2026

21.01. 19:45 Galatasaray (Türkiye) – Atletico (Spain)
21.01. 19:45 Karabakh (Azerbaijan) – Eintracht (Germany)
21.01. 22:00 Atalanta (Italy) – Athletic (Spain)
21.01. 22:00 Bayern (Germany) – Union Saint-Gilloise (Belgium)
21.01. 22:00 Marseille (France) – Liverpool (England)
21.01. 22:00 Newcastle (England) – PSV (Netherlands)
21.01. 22:00 Slavia Prague (Czech Republic) – Barcelona (Spain)
21.01. 22:00 Chelsea (England) – Paphos (Cyprus)
21.01. 22:00 Juventus (Italy) – Benfica (Portugal)

Video broadcasts of the matches are carried out by the MEGOGO video service.

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21.01. 19:45 Galatasaray (Türkiye) – Atletico (Spain)

21.01. 19:45 Karabakh (Azerbaijan) – Eintracht (Germany)

21.01. 22:00 Atalanta (Italy) – Athletic (Spain)

21.01. 22:00 Bayern (Germany) – Union Saint-Gilloise (Belgium)

21.01. 22:00 Marseille (France) – Liverpool (England)

21.01. 22:00 Newcastle (England) – PSV (Netherlands)

21.01. 22:00 Slavia Prague (Czech Republic) – Barcelona (Spain)

21.01. 22:00 Chelsea (England) – Paphos (Cyprus)

21.01. 22:00 Juventus (Italy) – Benfica (Portugal)

Source: Sport UA

Gary

I am a sports journalist who has written for a number of Sportish. I have a background in journalism and have been writing since I was young. My main focus is sports news, but I also write about general news. I am currently working as an author at Sportish.

Football

The plane with the Club Brugge players took off from Astana 5 hours late

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3 hours ago

January 21, 2026

Jon

The plane with the Club Brugge players took off from Astana 5 hours late

Belgian football club Brugge was unable to take off at the scheduled time from Astana airport after the Champions League match against Kazakhstan’s Kairat due to the plane’s frozen engines. The newspaper Het Laatste Nieuws reports it.

He notes that the team spent 5 hours at the airport before flying to Belgium.

The meeting between Bruges and Kairat took place on January 20 and ended with the victory of the Belgian club with a score of 4:1. The Kazakh team is based in Almaty, but played its home matches of the general phase of the Champions League in Astana.

“Kairat” participates in the Champions League for the first time and lost its chances of reaching the playoffs. In the final phase on January 28th Kairat will play away against English Arsenal, Bruges will host French side Marseille.

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

Fedorchuk today chose the most problematic position of the Ukrainian national team

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3 hours ago

January 21, 2026

Kyle

Fedorchuk today chose the most problematic position of the Ukrainian national team

In an exclusive interview with Meta.ua Oleg Fedorchuk He analyzed the current personnel situation of the Ukrainian national team and identified the most problematic position.

“Vitaly Mikolenko, Ilya Zabarny and Nikolai Matvienko are beyond competition,” Fedorchuk said. – However, there is a decline in the right-back position of the Ukrainian national team. Plus or minus, we have three actors of the same level for this role: Efim Konoplya, Alexander Karavaev and Alexander Tymchik.

However, it is not yet known whether Konoplya, who decided not to renew his contract with Pitmen, will play for Shakhtar in the spring and his situation is not stable. Karavaev has had little game practice lately, affecting his potential, and Tymchik has missed a lot of time due to injuries. In my opinion, this is the most problematic position in the national team right now.

Let us also remind you that the winner of the semi-final match between Ukraine and Sweden on March 26 will face the best team in the match between 31st ranked Poland and Albania in the decisive match to advance to the 2026 World Cup final.

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.