The rhetorical question of Ovechkin, Zemskov’s march on the violin, and Tactyson’s “birth”: what are the athletes doing on their isolation

Smolov’s hairstyle and Chertanovo self-irony

A month later, the football championship will resume in Russia, and the teams are gradually starting to prepare. Midfielder of Rubin Dmitry Tarasov admitted that he is looking forward to returning to the field, but he will have to leave his wife Anastasia and two daughters for a while.

“Finally, they allowed me to train, and I'm going to Kazan. On the one hand, I was expecting this very much, but on the other, it was hard to leave with my family after three months. Beloved wife and my daughters, I love you very much and already miss you. As soon as the situation improves, I’ll take you to my place, ”Tarasov wrote on Instagram.

In response, the spouse Anastasia left a touching message in which she promised to wait for her husband’s call.

“So this long-awaited and exciting day has come for us. These three months at home were magical and amazing, that's for sure! Here I write the text and cry, because I love you very much and already miss you. And our babies love you very much! I’ll try to convey to Milashka, answering her question: “Papa de?” - what are you at work and how will you get used to it, you will pick us up, ”she turned to Tarasov.

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Publication by ANASTASIA TARASOVA (@ kostenko.94) May 17, 2020 at 3:56 PDT

The national football league, unlike the RPL, will not play the season. Several teams at once, including Chertanovo, lost the right to compete for promotion, although they had every right to do so in accordance with the regulations. Muscovites reacted to this with humor - the press service published the sketch “Well of Desires” from the famous British comedy series “Benny Hill Show”. The protagonist of the fragment wanted to change his wife to a younger one, but he almost regretted his desire. According to the video signatures, the young girl represents the RPL, and the older one represents the FNL, but the main character means the Moscow club itself.

At the end of May - in June, according to media reports, the games of the Spanish La Liga may also resume, one of the teams of which is striker Fyodor Smolov. Not so long ago, he arrived at the Celta’s location from Russia and has already taken part in the first training sessions, as evidenced by several photographs. The attention of many was attracted by his unusually long hair. The national team joked over the quarantine hairstyle of the striker: “Now each of us is a little Smolov. Hairstyle in the style of self-isolation. "

Now each of us is a little Smolov. Hairstyle in the style of self-isolation ✂️
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Recall that in most countries the work of beauty salons and hairdressers was suspended due to a pandemic. The Belarusian UFC fighter Andrei Orlovsky found a way out of the predicament. He decided to resort to the services of his own son Andrei. The boy coped well with his task, and practically nothing remained of the heavy beard of the heavyweight.

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Kasatkina’s dreams and Taktarov’s imagination

The resumption of the tennis season is again postponed indefinitely, so the athletes continue to train at home and only dream about having a real match. The fate of the last Grand Slam tournament of the season, the US Open, is not yet fully understood. However, Russian Daria Kasatkina decided to imagine that she was already in New York and was preparing to go to the Flushing Meadows court.

“On the way to the US Open in 2020,” Kasatkina signed the video.

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And the former MMA fighter Oleg Taktarov turned to another type of digital art - photo editing. He combined his portrait with a picture of the legendary boxer Mike Tyson and signed: "Oleg Taktayson." Some time ago, a 53-year-old American announced his return to the ring, and the Russian expressed his willingness to fight with him.

“Find three discrepancies. Mike! This is how you would look if you were Russian or Tatar. Especially if I were a UFC champion. PS Such a tan happens, ”Taktarov assured.

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Fyodor Zemskov, the bronze medalist of the beach soccer world championship, in turn, demonstrated his musical talents. It turned out that he masterfully owns the bow and violin. The athlete played one of the most recognizable compositions "Football March" by Matvey Blanter.

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And the Russian synchronized swimming team joined the popular flash mob, the participants of which virtually pass each other through the frame an object, like when playing a hot potato. Most often, such videos are filmed by representatives of one profession, which gives integrity to the design.

As a “relay stick”, the synchronists used something without which it is impossible to imagine their sport - a nose clip. Each put it on in its own manner, and then “gave it” to a colleague.

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Dinner with Bouchard and questions to dogs

The press service of the National Hockey League of the organization asked the players to tell what they would ask their dogs if they knew how to talk.

Some hockey players would like to know what the dogs do in their absence, what they think they are really interested in and, of course, why they gnaw at furniture and spoil things. So, the Tampa Bay Lightning goalkeeper Andrei Vasilevsky asked why his dog wrote in a shoe. But the forward of “Washington Capitals” Alexander Ovechkin asked a more philosophical question.

“Do you love us? Of course he loves, but I would like to hear it, ”Ovechkin decided to ask his lambador Black.

Meanwhile, the 2014 Wimbledon finalist Eugenie Bouchard set up a charity auction. Bouchard, considered one of the most beautiful tennis players, put up for auction the opportunity to watch a match from her box at one of the tournaments, as well as have dinner with her. The lot was purchased for $ 85 thousand, much to the delight of Canada.

YOU GUYS !!!! 85k?!?! you guys are AMAZING !!! this is going to help people in need so so so much. proud of you all, thank you for being a part of this with me. best fans ♥ ️ @ allinchallenge @ My15SOFpic.twitter.com / thp2218cf4

Chelsea football players also conducted a charity campaign. They call elderly fans, communicate with them, thereby supporting them in difficult times. This time the turn came to the midfielder Mason Mount, but the dialogue with a woman named Maureen went clearly not according to the scenario that he expected.

First, the player and the pensioner exchanged call phrases, talked about health and TV shows. Then she went to the main thing and asked if Mount was looking for a girl. It turned out that his personal fan was the granddaughter of Maureen - Chelsea, named after the London team, and the woman decided to bring the two young people together.

The midfielder jokingly suggested that the conversation was rigged, and then he had to admit that he already had a sweetheart.