Football

Xavi joins Barcelona on US tour, fixing visa issues – media

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3 years ago

July 21, 2022

Madelyn

Xavi joins Barcelona on US tour, fixing visa issues – media

Xavi / Photo: © Eric Alonso / Contributor / Getty Images Sport / Gettyimages.ru

Barcelona head coach Javi Hernandez was able to join the team’s US tour, according to Marca.

The specialist managed to solve bureaucratic problems. Javi traveled to Madrid earlier in the week to personally sort out the issues and be able to visit the US. Earlier, information appeared that the specialist had problems with obtaining an American visa due to a visit to Iran. Xavi visited this country three times when he was a player of the Qatari Al-Sadd.

The Barcelona coach arrived in Miami from Madrid and from there traveled to Fort Lauderdale, where the Spanish team will stay until Thursday, after which they will head to Las Vegas.

Due to the problems mentioned, Xavi missed the Barcelona game against Inter Miami (6: 0), but will be able to lead the team in matches with Real Madrid (July 23 in Las Vegas), Juventus (July 26 in Dallas ) and the New York Red Bulls (July 31 in New York).

In Xavi’s absence, his brother Oscar Hernandez was in charge of training and worked at the match against Inter Miami, constantly in contact with the head coach.

Source: Sportbox

Madelyn

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Europa League

Poland took the lead. Who is competing for an additional place in the Champions League?

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2 hours ago

December 25, 2025

Jayden

Poland took the lead. Who is competing for an additional place in the Champions League?

The two countries with the highest UEFA coefficient at the end of a season will gain an additional entry. Champions League 2026/27.

Like last year, 36 clubs will compete in the main stage of the European Cup main tournament. Two of these will be determined by rating.

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

The two best-ranked countries in the 2025/26 season will each send one more team to the 2026/27 Champions League.

Next single season rankings:

P.Olsha (13,625), England (13,486), Germany (12,285), Cyprus (11,406), Italy (11,250), Spain (11,218), France (10,714), Portugal (10,600), Greece (9,500), Denmark (9,500)

The top two countries on this list will be given an additional place in the 2026/27 Champions League.

Leadership Poland It’s about getting bonuses in the Conference League. Three Polish clubs reached the LK play-offs at the same time: Rakow, Lech and Jagiellonia. And only Legia Warsaw withdrew from the tournament.

Ukrainian It ranks 15th among 55 countries in the UEFA single season rankings with 6,812. Shakhtar Donetsk advanced directly to the 1/8 finals of the Conference League and Dynamo Kiev was eliminated from the tournament.

UEFA coefficient For national associations, it is calculated based on the total number of points scored by all clubs in the country. 2 points are awarded for a win, 1 point for a draw, and bonus points are also taken into account. Points received in the qualifying rounds are multiplied by 0.5 times. The total amount is divided by the number of teams representing the country in the European Cup season.

Race for two additional places in the 2026/27 Champions League (top 10)

Top 15 countries in the UEFA rankings for the 2025/26 season

UEFA five-year rankings

Source: Sport UA

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Football

Safonov’s kit from the match against Flamengo was sold for 2,650 euros

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2 hours ago

December 25, 2025

Jon

Safonov’s kit from the match against Flamengo was sold for 2,650 euros

Uniform of the Russian goalkeeper of the French “Paris Saint-Germain”. Matveya Safonovprepared for the Intercontinental Cup final against Brazilian Flamengo, it was sold on the Match Worn Shirt portal for 2,650 euros. The portal reports it.

Note that Safonov did not use this form during the game.

In the Intercontinental Cup final PSG beat the Brazilian Flamengo (1:1, 2:1 on penalties). Safonov saved four out of five penalties in the post-match series, bringing the victory to his team. The Russian injured his hand during Flamengo’s third penalty.

Source: Soccer Ru

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Football

The RFU plans to participate in the UEFA and FIFA congresses in 2026

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6 hours ago

December 25, 2025

Jon

The RFU plans to participate in the UEFA and FIFA congresses in 2026

Representatives of the Russian Football Federation (RFU) intend to participate in the conferences of the Union of European Football Associations (of UEFA) and the International Football Federation (FIFA). The Secretary General spoke about it in an interview RFU Maxim Mitrofanov.

Congress of UEFA The congress will be held on 12 February in Brussels FIFA will take place on April 30 in Vancouver.

“RFU will participate in conferences of UEFA AND FIFAif our representatives are granted visas,” Mitrofanov said. — But these congresses are technical. There is an agenda that is approved in advance. In general, this is one of the events where people can see each other. For participants in qualifying tournaments [чемпионата Европы — 2028] the draw is also important [группового этапа Лиги наций] after the congress of UEFA. And the congress FIFAin which 211 countries participate, it is more of a protocol event.”

Since February 2022, Russian clubs and national teams have been suspended from international tournaments due to the situation in Ukraine.

Source: Soccer Ru

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