Football

Ozdoev explained why he decided to leave Zenit

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3 years ago

July 5, 2022

Sophia

Ozdoev explained why he decided to leave Zenit

Russian national team midfielder Magomed Ozdoev explained why he did not renew his contract with Zenit.

Zenit offered me a contract in January. The conditions suited me. I wanted to talk to the coach to make sure he needed me. The conversation took place at the training camp in February. Semak said I needed me. I asked for time to think, without giving guarantees to Zenith. A variant with Europe appeared in February. My transfer failed on February 22, but I was ready for a new challenge. In May, I finally decided that I had to leave. I explained my position to Alexander Ivanovich Medvedev. He understood everything. For me, the decision to leave Zenit will never be a mistake. It was about finding a new motivation. There is no role for Semak in my care.

Source: Soccer Ru

Sophia

Sophia Jhon is a sports journalist and author. He has worked as a news editor for Sportish and is now a sport columnist for the same publication. Alberta’s professional interests lie largely in sports news, with an emphasis on English football. He has also written articles on other sporting topics.

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Calls to remove Russia’s partners sound like desperation – Svishchev

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25 minutes ago

December 26, 2025

Jon

Calls to remove Russia’s partners sound like desperation – Svishchev

Requests by Ukrainian officials to impose sanctions against Russia’s partners after the renewed admission of Russian athletes to competitions do not find understanding and seem like a gesture of desperation. This opinion was expressed by the first deputy chairman of the State Duma Committee on Physical Culture and Sports Dmitry Svishchev.

Former president of the Ukrainian Football Federation Andrei Shevchenko called for sanctions and the removal from participation in sports competitions of representatives of countries supporting Russia.

“These are already some gestures of desperation. Our athletes are increasingly allowed to participate in international competitions; there are no conflicts or boycotts. Athletes even communicate with each other, this does not bring negative consequences. The appeals of Ukrainians to remove our athletes from every part of the world no longer find understanding among appropriate sports officials. Therefore, such appeals already seem desperate,” Svishchev said.

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

Shevchenko made statements about the Ukraine-Sweden match in the 2026 World Cup qualifiers

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2 hours ago

December 26, 2025

Kyle

Shevchenko made statements about the Ukraine-Sweden match in the 2026 World Cup qualifiers

UAF President Andrey Shevchenko He talked about the match against the Swedish national team in the 2026 World Cup qualifiers.

“When we were drawn against Sweden we probably faced our toughest opponent. I have great respect for Swedish football, you have always had good national teams and great players.”

“It’s always difficult to face Scandinavian teams, even though you don’t qualify for the World Cup, because you have so much quality, character and identity. This is similar to us to some extent. I don’t think there are favourites. In the end it all depends on the details, the injury situation and the preparations,” said Shevchenko.

In case of victory, Ukraine will play with the winner of the Poland-Albania doubles for a ticket to the World Cup. Ukraine will play the final match at home on March 31, again conditionally.

In addition to the 12 teams that finished second in their groups, the 4 winners of the Nations League quartet will also participate in the play-offs. All 16 participants are divided into 4 paths. Each route will include a semi-final and a final. The semi-finals will be held on March 26, and the finals will be held on March 31, 2026.

Source: Sport UA

Kyle

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Football

Sochi will host the UEFA Development Tournament in March 2026

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3 hours ago

December 26, 2025

Jon

Sochi will host the UEFA Development Tournament in March 2026

Union of European Football Associations Development Tournament (of UEFA) will be held in Sochi in March 2026. The general secretary of the Russian Football Federation said this in an interview Maxim Mitrofanov.

“Development Tournament” of UEFA for the men’s team under 16 years old will be held in Kazakhstan in April 2026. There will be Kazakhstan, Russia, Azerbaijan and a fourth team, which is still being finalized,” Mitrofanov said. — We also plan that the U17 youth team will play at the Development Cup in Minsk in February outside the window FIFA. Additionally, we will host a development tournament in March of UEFA among girls in Sochi with the participation of the U16 team. The same team must take part in the development tournament of UEFA in Belarus in April. Now of UEFA approves the training of participants in the Sochi tournament.”

Russia has hosted development tournaments of UEFA in 2023, 2024 and 2025. In February 2022 of UEFA and the International Football Federation suspended Russian clubs and national teams from participating in international tournaments.

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.