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“Footballers come to Russia to earn money, not to play football.” Nigmatullin on the situation with Varela

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3 years ago

July 25, 2022

Madelyn

“Footballers come to Russia to earn money, not to play football.” Nigmatullin on the situation with Varela

Guillermo Varela / Photo: © RIA Novosti / Ramil Sitdikov

Former goalkeeper of the Russian national team Ruslan Nigmatullin, commenting on the situation with Dynamo defender Guillermo Varela, said that legionnaires come to the RPL only for big contracts.

On Sunday, Match TV reported that the Uruguayan left the Dynamo location and flew out of Russia, despite the current agreement. In their statement, the “white-blue” noted that they consider the player’s actions as a violation of contractual obligations.

– How do you assess the act of Varela, who escaped from Dynamo?

– I am extremely negative about Varela’s act. After such an act, how to put him in the composition at all? This is a clear betrayal. Knocking out a contract in this way is fatter … Now, thanks to these sanctions that came from FIFA, the players are simply twisting the arms of football clubs, and this, of course, is unfair to Russian football, Russian sports.

Football clubs should also show their principled positions. We need to fight this situation, and, let’s say, look less to the West in search of players. Because football players come to Russia only to earn money and in no case for football. Such situations are now in every team. Only Zenit manages to hold on, but at the expense, I think, of large contracts, which the players are unlikely to receive in other teams. In our other Russian clubs, there is no such difference in wages, and therefore they use these tricks and, thanks to the fact that they get jobs as free agents, get some good conditions in other teams and simply throw their employers with whom they are connected by contracts.

– Does the departure of legionnaires at the start of the season catch your eye?

– That’s what, but there is no desire to remember the departure of legionnaires and say that they decorate the championship. See how many goals were scored bright goals and without the participation of foreign players. Yes, they also took part in this tour, but you definitely shouldn’t be upset about the departure of legionnaires. Legionnaires often appear in our championship not because the teams want to strengthen themselves. It’s more of a football business, dealing with transfers, transfers of players and the funds that facilitate the transition. Often the players who come are not stronger than ours. I want the business to move towards the development of Russian football players and we need to look for opportunities for interested parties – football functionaries to be able to make money on Russian football players, – Nigmatullin quotes “Sport day after day”.

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.

Football

Amorim explains Casemiro’s surprise substitution against Newcastle

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16 minutes ago

December 28, 2025

Jon

Amorim explains Casemiro’s surprise substitution against Newcastle

Mentor Manchester United Reuben Amorim he said he replaced the midfielder Casemiro during the 1–0 win over Newcastle United because he felt the Brazilian would “struggle” with the intensity of the second half.

Casemiro and Manuel Ugarte formed United’s midfield duo in the absence of Bruno Fernandes, who missed the match with a hamstring injury, but Amorim replaced the Brazilian with Leni Yoro in the 61st minute.

After seeing his number on the substitution board, Casemiro pointed to himself and was disappointed with Amorim’s decision to replace him so early in the match.

Asked to explain Casemiro’s substitution, Amorim replied: “At that moment I didn’t want to shoot [Матеуса] Cunho because he is the only one who allows us to be creative and I put him in position number 10. Jack [Флетчер] it was fresh and could continue, Manu [Угарте] he was cooler than Casemiro. In the end we decided to replace him because they were making a lot of quick passes and I felt that at that point he would have difficulty.”

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

Juventus beat Pisa away

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9 hours ago

December 27, 2025

Jon

Pisa and Juventus met in the Italian Serie A match. The match ended with the score 0:2.

They scored for the guests Calabrians (73′, own goal), Yildiz (90+2′).

According to the results of the match, Pisa has 11 points, the guests 32 points.

In the next match Pisa will play on January 3, 2026, the opponent will be Genoa. Juventus will play their next match on 3 January 2026 (the opponent is Lecce).

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

Aston Villa footballer Watkins calls Emery a tactical genius

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10 hours ago

December 27, 2025

Jon

Aston Villa footballer Watkins calls Emery a tactical genius

The scorer of the brace against Chelsea is an Aston Villa player. Ollie Watkins appointed head coach of the team Unai Emery tactical genius. Watkins’ comment is quoted by the BBC in reference to Sky Sports.

The meeting of the 18th round of the English championship between Aston Villa and Chelsea from London ended with a strong victory for the Birmingham team with a score of 2:1.

“He changed tactics because Chelsea played man-marking, but he had an extra central defender when we played long balls. When I came on in the second half, he put Jadon Sancho and Morgan Rodgers on the wing and put Youri Tielemans in the No. 10 position, so we had an extra player. He’s a tactical genius,” Watkins said.

“Amazing victory. For me personally, to go on the pitch and score two goals is a fantastic feeling, but to continue that streak and come here to such a difficult place and beat Chelsea is just incredible,” he added.

Aston Villa, under the leadership of former Spartak Moscow coach Emery, won 11 in a row. The team won 8 matches in the English championship and 3 in the Europa League.

In the English championship standings Aston Villa is in 3rd place with 39 points. In the next round, the Birmingham team will play away against Arsenal, leaders of the Premier League (42 points).

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.