Semak's wife and children quarantined due to coronavirus
The situation with the spread of coronavirus in the world is becoming more serious. A number of high-level athletes and other famous people spoke about positive infection tests. Anna Semak, the wife of Zenit mentor Sergei Semak, decided not to wait for trouble and, on her own initiative, went to quarantine with her children. According to her, this was agreed with her husband. Anna Semak plans to be in voluntary isolation for as long as necessary.
“I cannot risk family health. The situation is reminiscent of the book "The Decameron" by Giovanni Boccaccio. I will cook, cuddle with children and watch films about important things. Recently, I have been watching films based on real events, studying the history of Africa, ”wrote the wife of a football specialist on Instagram.
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Opinions of football players on the advisability of suspending the RPL were divided
While many European countries suspended football championships, the RPL continued on the weekend. For example, the native club of Semak CSKA played in Moscow with Ufa, in which the specialist made his debut as a coach, with a very small audience. “Zenith” did not begin to refuse the fans in the passage to the game against the “Urals”.
At the same time, visitors to Gazprom Arena selectively measured the temperature. In both Moscow and St. Petersburg, stadium personnel put on respiratory masks. The RPL players themselves, meanwhile, have diametrically opposed opinions about the problem. For example, the German Lokomotiv defender Benedict Hövedes was slightly outraged by the fact that the Russian championship does not follow the example of the European leagues and does not stop amid the dangers threatening the world. Sochi forward Alexander Kokorin agrees with him.
“Everyone has suspended, the whole world, and why should we stand out? Anyway, you need to look at what is happening. One thing in the world, but another. It’s worth stopping, killing this virus to the end, so that everyone walks and does not worry about the consequences, ”he emphasized.
In turn, striker “Krasnodar” Ari will oppose stopping the championship. The Brazilian with a Russian passport admitted that he does not know all the details, but wants to play football.
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And yet, the RPL participants do not ignore the recommendations of doctors. Players of the Moscow Spartak arrived at the Orenburg stadium in respiratory masks. And the mentors of Rostov and Loko Valery Karpin and Yuri Semin greeted their elbows before the match on the left bank of the Don.
A traditional handshake in the current situation is considered too risky. Therefore, the trainers have found a relevant alternative. And Karpin prudently put on gloves. Either he was too cold, or so he wanted to protect himself from germs.
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The theme of coronavirus was actively exploited by fans in their work. CSKA fans during the match with Ufa unfurled a banner with the inscription "This virus is in me, I’m its carrier." The phrase is a reference to the song of the group "25/17" - "Virus".
Zenit fans went even further. They repeatedly chanted: "We will all die." And on the turn of the ultras there was a banner with the words "We are all sick with football and die for Zenit." Thus, St. Petersburg turned to the retro scene and beat the work of the group “Spleen”.
In Tula, Arsenal fans supported the first woman in space, Valentina Tereshkova, with a banner with the inscription "Valya, you are just space." Last week, a State Duma deputy came up with a proposal to amend the Constitution to abolish the limit on the number of presidential terms for the current head of state. As it turned out later, the organizers of the action were members of the youth cell of the All-Russian Popular Front.
Kverquelia and Karpov lost red cards
By tradition, the judges attracted attention in the 22nd round. The meeting of “Sochi” and “Krasnodar”, which was held in the empty stands, had to be interrupted in the 70th minute due to a breakdown in the headset of the referee Sergei Ivanov. Replacing a communications tool took him about another two minutes.
And the Control and Disciplinary Committee of the Russian Football Union (KFC RFU) issued a rather rare verdict - it annulled the red cards of quarterback Solomon Kverkvelia from Loko and his role colleague Vadim Karpov from CSKA. After considering the controversial episodes, the relevant documents in accordance with the disciplinary regulations were sent to the panel of experts. From there it came to the conclusion that the players were removed from the field illegally.
Dynamo named a star in honor of Khomich
Moscow Dynamo remembered its legendary goalkeeper Alexei Khomich, who shone at the gates in the postwar years and earned the nickname Tiger from journalists and fans for his jumping ability. On Saturday, March 14, the 100th anniversary of the celebrated football player who, after his career, became widely known as a first-class sports photographer, was celebrated.
Dynamo announced the appearance of a star with the name Khomich. In total, the club decided to open a constellation of 11 stars - according to the number of players in the starting lineup. He has already been registered in the "International catalog of celestial bodies." In form, it will resemble the letter “D”.