Midfielder Dmitry Barinov he is a top-class footballer, so Lokomotiv Moscow will have difficulty finding a replacement for him. This opinion was expressed by the honorary president of the Russian Football Federation (RFU) Vyacheslav Koloskov.

Previously, Barinov moved from Lokomotiv to Moscow CSKA.

“It’s a strange transition. It seemed to me that Barinov and Lokomotiv were one. Everything was fine, Barinov did a lot, so it’s difficult to say what prompted him to change,” Koloskov said.

“Of course, this is a loss for Lokomotiv, because it is very difficult to replace a player of this level. CSKA this is a good buy. Some have lost, others have gained,” added the agency’s interlocutor.

Barinov is 29 years old. He graduated from Lokomotiv, for whose main team he played 274 matches in various tournaments, scoring 13 goals and 27 assists. As part of the club, the footballer won the Russian Cup three times (2017, 2019, 2021) and the championship once (2018) and the national Super Cup (2019).

Barinov played 23 games for the Russian national team, recording two assists. Together with the national team, he participated in the final part of the European Championship, which took place in the summer of 2021. In that tournament, the Russian team won one match out of three and could not leave the group.

Forward from Togliatti “Akron” Artem Dzyuba I didn’t gain any extra pounds during the holidays. He told reporters this.

On Tuesday Akron returned from vacation, the players underwent a medical examination.

“The health is excellent, professionals work here, that’s why I’m here. I didn’t earn extra money during the holidays. I lost 5 kilograms in Ossetia, everything is fine,” said Dzyuba.

After 18 rounds of the Russian Premier League (RPL) Akron scored 21 points and is in 9th place in the standings.

Nearly 17,000 fans have refused tickets to the 2026 FIFA World Cup after a call for a boycott, according to the Jordanian portal Roya News.

According to the source, the massive refusal of tickets and subsequent calls to boycott the tournament on social networks forced the International Football Federation (FIFA) to schedule an emergency meeting next week to discuss the growing protests and calls for a boycott of the world championship related to political and security issues.

Additionally, calls for a World Cup boycott have affected hotel bookings in cities hosting tournament matches and led to a decrease in ticket resale prices.

The 2026 World Cup will be held in USAMexico and Canada from June 11th to July 19th. For the first time, 48 teams will take part.