Football

“I see no obstacles for football to be at the next Spartakiad” – Matytsin

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3 years ago

August 29, 2022

Madelyn

“I see no obstacles for football to be at the next Spartakiad” – Matytsin

Photo: © Denis Bushkovsky / Match TV

The Minister of Sports of the Russian Federation Oleg Matytsin said that he sees no obstacles for including football in the program of the next Spartakiad of the strongest.

“Russian football does not participate in the Games yet, but I see no obstacles for football to be at the next Spartakiad,” Matytsin said, answering a question from a Match TV correspondent.

The closing ceremony of the Games will be held on Monday in Moscow. Matytsin spoke about the goals of the competition, and also noted that the Games will not be open to foreigners.

– The Spartakiad will be held every four years, the day after the Olympic Games, in order to plan a new Olympic cycle. I saw a lot on it, the holiday took place, despite the skepticism of some. The strongest athletes competed at the competitions. I enjoy every victory in all sports.

Today, the goals and objectives of the Spartakiad are to look at the capabilities of our national teams. We are not talking about an open format, for this we have other competitions.

Any ceremony is a summing up, thoughts about the future. It is important that it takes place in Luzhniki, the Mecca of Russian sports. I am glad that Moscow has proposed such a format, it is the largest organizer of the Spartakiad, the Minister of Sports added.

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

VIDEO. UAF releases all goals of men’s and women’s national teams in 2025

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1 hour ago

December 31, 2025

Kyle

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

UAF releases all goals of men’s and women’s national teams in 2025

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.

VIDEO. All goals of the Ukrainian men’s team in 2025

VIDEO. All goals of the Ukrainian women’s team in 2025

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.

World Cup

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

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4 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.”

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

infographics

Source: Sport UA

Kyle

Football

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

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5 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.