Football

Khimik protested the result of the match with Spartak

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3 years ago

July 18, 2022

Madelyn

Khimik protested the result of the match with Spartak

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Dzerzhinsky “Khimik” appealed to the Control and Disciplinary Committee of the Russian Football Union (FTC RFU) with a request to count the defeat of Kostroma “Spartak” after a face-to-face meeting of the teams.

The match of the first round of the Second League took place on July 16 in Dzerzhinsk and ended in favor of Spartak with a score of 1:0.

– The FTC received a protest from the Khimik club about the cancellation of the result of the match with Spartak and with a request to count the opponent’s defeat, – Artur Grigoryants, head of the RFU FTC, told Match TV.

Earlier, Khimik’s press service reported that “the exit of the teams from the locker rooms was postponed first for 15 minutes, then for another half an hour, as a result, the match did not start at the prescribed 17:00, but at 18:30.” As noted by the club from Dzerzhinsk, “the reason for such a long wait in the final protocol is reflected in one sentence: “Due to the absence of confirmed football players and a team doctor in the application of the Spartak (Kostroma) team.” In fact, the administrative headquarters of the guests before the game, during the “respite” granted to him, was in active correspondence with the Football National League, trying to prove that all documents for the players had previously been sent to the league, and to get approval for their participation in the match 1- tour”.

Source: Sportbox

Madelyn

I am a sports writer and journalist who has written for various online publications including Sportish. I’m originally from the UK but currently live in Toronto, Canada. I’m also an author on Sportish and have written several articles on a variety of sports-related topics.

World Cup

Statistics. UAF announced how many matches Ukrainian national teams will play in 2025

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2 hours ago

December 31, 2025

Kyle

Statistics. UAF announced how many matches Ukrainian national teams will play in 2025

Ukraine national football teams completed 2025and the Ukrainian Football Federation summarize the results.

UAF reported: “In 2025, 156 matches (including friendly matches against clubs) were played by Ukrainian national, junior and youth men’s and women’s football teams, futsal, beach football and amphibious teams.”

Sergei Rebrov’s team had an unsuccessful start to 2025, losing to Belgium in the Nations League play-offs (3:1, 0:3). The blue-yellows played two friendly matches against Canada (2:4) and New Zealand (2:1) in June.

In the autumn, the Ukrainian team qualified for the 2026 World Cup and took second place in the group with France, Iceland and Azerbaijan. The blue-yellows made it to the play-offs to participate in the World Cup. During the year, the team had 5 wins, 1 draw and 4 losses, average score: 17-20.

Statistics: 10 matches of the Ukrainian national team in 2025 (+5=1–4)

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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.

Football

Real Madrid player Mbappe will miss three weeks due to injury – newspaper

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3 hours ago

December 31, 2025

Jon

Real Madrid player Mbappe will miss three weeks due to injury – newspaper

French footballer for Spanish Real Madrid Kylian Mbappe he will miss at least three weeks due to a knee ligament injury. The newspaper L’Equipe reports it.

The attacker will miss the Spanish Super Cup, the matches of which will be played from 7 to 11 January in Saudi Arabia.

Mbappé is 27 years old. On June 3, 2024, the striker signed a contract with Real Madrid as a free agent. From 2018 to 2024 he played for PSG and is the top scorer in the club’s history. As part of the team, the footballer became a five-time champion of France, three-time winner of the National Cup and Super Cup and twice won the League Cup.

Together with the French team, Mbappe won the 2018 World Championship in Russia and won a silver medal at the 2022 World Championship in Qatar.

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

Alexey Meleshin headed the Spartak youth team

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5 hours ago

December 31, 2025

Jon

Alexey Meleshin headed the Spartak youth team

Alexey Meleshin appointed head coach of the youth team of the Moscow football club “Spartak”. This was reported by the red and white press service.

Earlier it became known about the resignation from the position of head coach of the team Igor Ryabov. The youth coaching staff included: Ivan Grigoriev AND Dmitry Ratnikov. Meleshin previously headed the Spartak-2 team, but was appointed head coach instead Paolo Figon.

Meleshin is 49 years old, he is a student of Spartak, during his playing career he played for the red and white from 1995 to 2000, and together with the team he became champion of Russia four times. After finishing his career, he worked in Spartak’s youth team as an assistant coach and was also the coach of the red and white academy.

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.