Honors Samadov

Moscow “Spartak” and Samara “Wings of the Soviets” arranged lush farewells to the former Russian midfielder Alexander Samedov, who played for both teams at different times.

The midfielder announced his decision to end his career a month ago, but the solemn part of the official farewell to football was postponed until the full-time meeting of the first and last club in the player’s career.

The guests' fans placed a special banner on the sector, which, according to RT, took a couple of days to produce. The inscription “You are inscribed in gold in our history” transparently hints at Samedov’s contribution to the triumph of red and white two years ago.

The leadership of the Samara club emphasized the honorary status of the ex-midfielder. Before the starting whistle, he, along with cosmonaut Oleg Kononenko, dealt a symbolic blow to the ball, after which Samadov was given a T-shirt and the Wings flag that had visited the ISS.

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Our sector at the match Wings of the Soviets - Spartak # Spartak # red and white # fksm # Spartak-Moscow #spartak # Samara

Publication from Russian Spartak Fanclub (@spartak_fanclub) Aug 25, 2019 at 9:22 am PDT

The joys and sorrows of Safonov

Saturated on emotions turned out to be the reporting weekend for the 20-year-old goalkeeper of Krasnodar Matvey Safonov. First, a promising goalkeeper let his team down, making a curious mistake in the match against Lokomotiv, which led to the goal. And a day later, Safonov decided on an important step and made an offer to his girlfriend Anastasia.

The footballer informed his followers on Instagram about the happy event by uploading a photo to the story, on which a ring was put on the girl’s ring finger. No other comments have been received from the newly-fledged groom, the bride of Safonov also remains silent.

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Publication by ⬛️◽️▫️nastysha▫️◽️⬛️ (@nastysha_za_) May 8, 2019 at 2:33 pm PDT

Passion for Berg

By the way, the fans of “Krasnodar” did not blame the young player for the conceded goal and supported Safonov, but the other two players from Krasnodar got in full.

The stands of the home stadium of the “bulls” first booed the ex-forward of the team Fyodor Smolov, and then sent a wave of indignation at the current nominal leader of the attacks, Markus Berg. The audience indicated their dissatisfaction with the poor performance of the attacker with an disapproving hum in his address.

Later, the club's management turned to fans of the southerners, urging them to stop this behavior and direct all their efforts to supporting, not criticizing, the players. The commercial director of the Krasnodar Academy Aram Fundukyan called for this on social networks.

“We are used to the fact that in our club only those who do not surrender to the field boo, and this does not apply to Marcus. We see his attitude in training. We see how much he works on the field and now brings a lot of benefits. It’s just that sometimes you don’t need to listen to couch analysts, but analyze the game yourself and listen to the opinion of our trainers. Whistling Marcus, you do not benefit the club. On the contrary, he needs support now more than any other, ”said the functionary.

The leaders of the club also stood up for the defense of Fyodor Smolov.

“We have always been a club that respects its history. When yesterday part of the fans did not meet Smolov well, it was unpleasant. I hope that when Fyodor comes to us next time, we will meet him in an appropriate manner, ”Fundukyan added.

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Posted by Aram Fundukyan (@aram_fundukyan) Aug 25, 2019 at 6:44 am PDT

By the way, Berg got not only from football fans, but also from former players. In particular, the ex-midfielder of Krasnodar Vladimir Bystrov did not skimp on epithets, comparing the Swede with the pine. In his Instagram, he posted a photo of the conifer and conducted a survey among subscribers: who is better - a tree or a forward.

Rostov creative

Football club "Rostov" approached the meeting of guests from Kazan creatively. Especially for the arrival of Roman Sharonov, who has already received the title of the main rocker of the RPL, the Donetsk management arranged a whole pre-match show, stylized as a rock concert.

In particular, the poster for the meeting of the 7th round was performed in the style of the announcement of the performance of Sharonov's favorite band Metallica. And the trainer himself and his counterpart Valery Karpin were portrayed in leather jackets, frozen with the signature gestures of rock musicians.

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Publication by Football club "Rostov" (@fcrostov) Aug 21, 2019 at 5:20 PDT

Playing on the theme of the Kazan mentor’s love for heavy music continued directly at the stadium. On Rostov’s social networks, they published a photo from the guest’s dressing room, in the center of which there was a drum kit, and words from the song Fight Fire with Fire were displayed on the board for tactical analysis with a marker.

After the match, which ended with a score of 2: 1 in favor of the home team, Rostov's head coach Valery Karpin also made a spectacular appearance. Summing up the meeting, the specialist noted the excitement that arose during the game, and then ironically commented on the club’s transfer campaign.

“I’m now a departure from such nerves. Who should come to become champions? Give me money and someone will come. Of course, I would like it to be Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi and Eden Hazard, ”said the head coach of Rostov.

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Publication by Football club "Rostov" (@fcrostov) Aug 25, 2019 at 1:07 pm PDT

Popular love for Dziuba

The current champion of the country, “Zenith” in the second match in a row failed to distinguish himself. The team of Sergei Semak in the absence of the specialist on the coaching bench quite unexpectedly stumbled in Ufa and lost the sole leadership in the standings.

However, this in no way affected the people's love for Artyom Dziuba. So, at the exit from the Neftyanik stadium the forward was waiting for a whole crowd of local fans. Despite the fatigue and disappointment from the meeting, the striker did not refuse attention to the fans, he signed autographs for a long time and took pictures with his fans.

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Publication by zenit_spb (@zenit_spb) Aug 24, 2019 at 9:06 am PDT

Another champion footballer, Yaroslav Rakitsky, also attracted attention. The Ukrainian defender, who lost his place in the national team of his country after moving to the RPL, congratulated the miner on all Donetsk residents on Happy Day. For the local club, the player spent 325 matches.

“Happy Miner Day!” Happy City Day, my Donetsk! A special day for every mining family! I wish you good health! Donetsk, you are my heart, my soul! I'm waiting! I believe! ”, The defender wrote on his Instagram.

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Posted by Yaroslav_Rakitskyy_official (@rakitskyy_official) Aug 25, 2019 at 12:21 pm PDT

Ether star

The most memorable television episode of the 7th round happened a few minutes before the start of the CSKA meeting - Akhmat.

Match TV correspondent Evgeny Evnevich went live from the edge of the field at the moment when the automatic irrigation system started working. However, despite a strong stream of water that doused him several times, the reporter did not interrupt the inclusion and continued to read out the composition of the army.

A sense of humor and dedication colleagues have already appreciated by more experienced and eminent sports journalists. So, the commentator Konstantin Genich called the inclusion of Evnevich “great”, and Denis Kazansky noted that a curious case deserves the presentation of the Tefi television prize.

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Posted by Aleksander Toporin (@toporintv) Aug 25, 2019 at 5:56 am PDT