We saw big clubs like FC Barcelona, Dortmund and Atlanta getting eliminated in the group stage of the competition. Makes everyone wonder what will happen in the later stages. As the Round of 16 begins in less than a month there are few interesting ties to watch out for. Just like the past years this
“Nothing lasts forever under the moon,” wrote the great English playwright in the 16th century. In this regard, the football world is no exception. Like the development of public life in a country, the struggle of European clubs is also undergoing significant changes. Moreover, in recent years, the controversy is not at all limited to the framework of
UEFA has decided to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the European Championships in an original way. For the first time in history, the tournament will be held in twelve countries: England, Italy, Azerbaijan, Germany, Russia, Holland, Denmark, Scotland, Spain, Ireland, Romania and Hungary. At the same time, both semifinals and the final were given to one country,
This year the great goalkeeper of Dynamo and the USSR national team Lev Yashin would have turned 90 years old. In honor of this event, director Vasily Chiginsky, with the support of Dynamo, created a film about the great goalkeeper. The weekly Football tells about a new film about Yashin. In the description of the film it
The draw for the European Championship 2020 has ended in Romania. One of the participants in the ceremony was the ex-football player of London “Arsenal” and the Russian national team Andrei Arshavin. And he didn’t miss. With a confident movement of his hand, he sent the Wales team to Group A. In turn, Finland, the debutant of major
Russian clubs have finished fighting in the group stages of European competitions. None of the domestic teams were able to make it to the spring round of the Champions League or Europa League. Moreover, only Zenit and Krasnodar before the last round had some chances to continue the football campaign. While Lokomotiv and CSKA dropped all hopes for
The determination of the main star is always an event. The title of the best footballer of the year was given by the Glavnaya Stavka expert Evgeny Lovchev to the striker of the Russian national team and Zenit Artem Dzyuba, highlighting also two more players: CSKA goalkeeper Igor Akinfeev and Lokomotiv midfielder Alexei Miranchuk. Spartak and
1st round July 12 (Friday) Arsenal – Dynamo – 1: 1 July 13 (Saturday) Ural – Ufa – 3: 2 Spartak – Sochi – 1: 0 Rostov – Orenburg – 2: 1 July 14 (Sunday) Krylya Sovetov – PFC CSKA – 2: 0 Zenit – Tambov – 2: 1 Akhmat – Krasnodar – 1: 0
The Sochi goalkeeper had an enchanting start to his career. First – the champion of the country as part of Zenit, a year later again the champion, already in Spartak! Even if it was in the championship of the youth teams. But a year later, Nikolai Zabolotny already defended the gates of Spartak in the country’s main derby
US civil society has always been a heterogeneous substance with many internal contradictions between various segments of the population: a deep abyss between rich and poor, turbulence between law enforcement officials and ordinary people. However, the situation escalated to the limit when citizens felt injustice towards the most vulnerable people – African Americans. The killing of George