Zabolotny spoke with emptiness
Sochi striker Anton Zabolotny has long earned a reputation as one of the most colorful characters in Russian football. On the Internet, they are still joking about fatal mistakes or encountering a mannequin in training. He himself recently complained that he was tired of being a hero of memes, and he wants to gain recognition as a football player.
However, Anton himself continues to provide food for discussions of his person. After the game with Ural, in which Sochi won, the goal assist passed the empty mixed zone at Fisht Stadium and talked to imaginary journalists.
“No comment, thank you very much,” Zabolotny said to the void twice, and then bowed.
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He posted the video with a funny scene on his page on Instagram, accompanying the video with the following caption: “The moment when you beat off correspondents as you can.”
It is curious that at about the same time in Turin, a similar scene was played by Cristiano Ronaldo. Before the match between Juventus and Inter, which, due to the epidemic of the coronavirus, went without spectators, the Portuguese, after leaving the bus, greeted the hand of imaginary fans.
Zabolotny first imitators appeared 😛
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Evseev burst into aphorism
Another well-known original of Russian football, Vadim Evseev, pleased the public with another philosophical dictum. His first aphorism, which went down in the history of domestic sports, he issued back in 2003 after the match of the Russian national team in Wales.
On Monday in St. Petersburg, Ufa held a meeting with Zenit that was boring in content but successful in terms of the final result. After it ended, Evseev in a flash interview tried to answer a question about his team’s game and said the following: “To play well does not mean that it is very good.”
Realizing that he had said something non-trivial, the Ufa mentor added: “You see, I gave you one more phrase, you will think for a long time.”
On this evening, another significant event took place on Krestovsky Island. Goalkeeper of Ufa Alexander Belenov designed the 100th “cracker” in his career and entered the symbolic Club of Lev Yashin.
Moskalyov looked at the emblem of the RFU
The best indicators in this list of current goalkeepers are CSKA Igor Akinfeev (312 matches to zero) and Sergey Ryzhikov (168) from Wings of the Soviets. In a match against his former team, Rubin, in Kazan, the latter remained on the bench and could watch a funny situation involving referee Vladimir Moskalyov.
After 30 minutes, the judge decided to resort to VAR. Doubts caused him a ball scored by Kazan defender Pablo Santos. For about a minute, Moskalyov looked at the monitor, on which all this time only the emblem of the Russian Football Union (RFU) flaunted. As a result, the referee had to move to another screen. The goal was eventually canceled.
In the RFU, they explained the hitch with the video review to “technical difficulties”. On the Internet, they started joking that the monitor was simply forgotten to be plugged in.
Pustovoitova made her debut in the RPL
Moskalyov’s colleague Anastasia Pustovoitova made her debut as a reserve judge at the RPL match between Lokomotiv and Akhmat on International Women's Day. Before the starting whistle, the trainer coach Yury Baturenko handed her a bouquet of flowers.
Fortunately for Pustovoitova, the Loko coach Yuri Semin, who is famous for his temperament and likes to put pressure on the reserve referees, was serving a disqualification and following what was happening from the rostrum.
According to the former footballer who played for the Russian national team, it was an honor for her to celebrate the holiday at work.
“Emotions went wild, there was a small step further. This is not an easy matter, the pulse was beating violently. I hope how she could - she helped, ”said Pustovoitova.
Now she plans to achieve the right to bring men's teams to the field as the main referee.
Pustovoitova is not the first female judge in Russian men's football. At one time, the matches were served and had positive reviews by Natalya Avdonchenko.
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Bakaev followed in the footsteps of Cech and Chorluka
In the last round, Spartak midfielder Zelimkhan Bakaev stood out with a spectacular red and white hat. The headdress was recommended to the athlete by club doctors. In a cup match with CSKA last Wednesday, the midfielder got a concussion.
Injured Bakaev, as a result, spent the whole match on the field, however, he did not look as bright as in previous meetings. The fans got the impression that the Spartak player did not act to the limit and unconsciously kept his head.
In the recent past, such a helmet was the hallmark of the Czech goalkeeper Petr Cech. After a severe head injury, he did not appear at the gate without a headgear. And at the 2016 European Championships, Lokomotiv defender Vedran Chorluka played for the Croatian national team in a cap for water polo. UEFA allowed him to become the first ever tournament participant with such an attribute, asking only to remove the protective headphones. Like Bakayev, Chorluka chose a hat in the colors of his team. Cech played for Chelsea and the national team in the usual black helmet.
73 'Bakaev picks up speed and falls in a strange free kick. This time without a penalty. pic.twitter.com/7pYcKCNzdL
- FC Spartak Moscow (@fcsm_official) March 9, 2020A fan came from Moscow to Rostov on a bicycle
A fan of CSKA Andrei Lis from Kolomna showed that his love of red and blue colors knows no boundaries and distances. To support Igor Akinfeev and the company, the man traveled more than 1000 kilometers on a regular bicycle.
Starting on February 29 at 22:00 from Moscow, at 5 am on March 8, he arrived in Rostov-on-Don. To Fox's disappointment, the army team could not repay him for his dedication by victory. But the fan movement appreciated the feat of an ally.
To support their favorite team on the road, fans often resort to this vehicle. And the voyage of the Fox is by no means a record in distance. So, the Spartak fan Alexei Mirolubov managed to ride a bicycle to Vladivostok. A South Korean fan Lee Yoon Ji went to Liverpool for 235 days to cheer on his favorite club at Anfield.
🚴🏻 Andrey Lis from Kolomna struck a trip to Rostov-on-Don by bicycle!
He left after a home match with the Urals at 22:00 and drove into Rostov at 5:00 on Sunday.
Distance ~ 1075km
We express our respect to Andrei!
“We will go home for the club to leave, we will not regret anything ...” pic.twitter.com/57enQ7aQmL
Smorodskaya remembered the dismissal of Krasnozhan
In a sensational interview in the Insiders program on Match TV, the former president of Lokomotiv Olga Smorodskaya called football fans "criminal gangs." She also said that the railway match with Anzhi in the 2011/12 season, after which the Lokomotiv coach Yuri Krasnozhan was fired, allegedly was of a contractual nature. Rumors about the reasons for the dismissal of a specialist have been actively circulated before. According to Smorodskaya, she had serious evidence of Krasnozhan’s participation in the “agreement”. However, which ones, she refused to clarify.
“At that time, I was in sports for a very long time, since 2002. Therefore, I understood that coming to the RFU at least now, at least then, and saying: “What a nightmare is going on,” is a laugh. Everyone will say: “Yes, where did you get it, everything is so wonderful with us - refereeing, the schedule of games, everything is wonderful.” Therefore it is ridiculous. And the evidence was very personal. I made them public where decision-makers were sitting, ”Smorodskaya explained.
Kandelaki supported Tinkova
Shortly before the resumption of the season, RPL signed a sponsorship contract with Tinkoff. Then there was information that the chairman of the board of directors of the bank, Oleg Tinkov, was arrested in the UK and then released on bail.
Currently, the businessman is awaiting in London a court decision on extradition to the United States, where he is accused of concealing income. Meanwhile, Tinkov admitted that he was diagnosed with acute leukemia.
“I was diagnosed in October, I have already passed several chemotherapy courses. In my life I had to fight for myself and for my work, but now I will fight for the main thing - for life itself, ”said the entrepreneur.
Tinkova was supported by the general producer of Match TV Tina Kandelaki.
“Oleg is a strong guy who is not afraid to do things. Various. And without stopping, go ahead. Oleg, do not stop. You can, ”she wrote in her Telegram channel.