Election of a hockey player as mayor and goalkeepers to be hired in Brazil: past week sports events

Ex-hockey player Barysa elected mayor of the American city

Former Kazakhstan Barys striker Brandon Bochensky was elected mayor of the 50,000th Grand Fox city in North Dakota. 49.62% of voters voted for the ex-hockey player, while his main rival, already the former mayor Michael Brown, who has held this post for the past 20 years, managed to enlist the support of only 31.81% of the voters.

In an interview with Sports.ru, the athlete admitted that the election campaign cost him $ 30 thousand. Along with politics, the ex-KHL player intends to continue his business activities. According to Bochensky, he went to the polls because he wanted to make Grand Fox a little better.

“I think the city is ready for change. We will re-launch the business, launch the economy. We will introduce such a taxation procedure that the load is distributed evenly across everyone. I think the sales tax figures will exceed forecasts, ”Bochenski said after announcing the final results.

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Posted by Brandon Bochenski (@bochenskibrandon) Jan 26, 2020 at 3:02 am PST

The fighter girl was fined for an advantage of 90 g

Experienced fighter Jessica Ai got into an awkward position at the control weigh-in before the UFC on ESPN 10 tournament in Las Vegas. The 33-year-old athlete could not keep within the lightest weight category, even completely undressing.

90 grams over the limit in the end turned out to be a deduction of 25% of the fee. In a commentary on Instagram fans, Ai admitted that she agreed to appear on the show just 2.5 weeks before the fight. According to her, she admires the fighters who make the decision to fight literally at the last minute.

In any case, the efforts of an American nicknamed Evil were in vain. In a five-round match, she lost on points to her compatriot Cynthia Calvillo.

Meanwhile, one of the best Russian fighters, Alexander Volkov, is completing preparations for a duel with American Curtis Blades at the UFC on ESPN 11. As coach of the Russian heavyweight Taras Kiyashko said, his ward could play his son Ivan Drago in the movie “Creed 2”, which was released on screens 2018 year.

In the world of MMA, Wolves bears the nickname of the hero Dolph Lundgren from the popular Rocky Balboa franchise. Often there is an outward resemblance between a Russian and a Hollywood actor of Swedish descent. However, Volkov’s film screenings, however, were unsuccessful. As a result, the role of Victor Drago was played by amateur boxer Florian Munteanu.

Smolnikov's wife admitted dislike for football

The wife of Zenit defender Igor Smolnikov Ekaterina admitted that she never loved and did not understand the sport that her husband makes a living from. The girl emphasized that if football suddenly does not become tomorrow, the standard of living of their family will not change in any way, since the couple tried to invest wisely.

“I’m much calmer than five years ago,” said the player’s wife in the documentary “Non-Football Stories” on Match TV.

She also spoke about a difficult childhood and her own charity foundation, which she devotes all her free time to.

The wife of another Russian footballer - Rostov midfielder Pavel Mamaev - Alan said that she often fights with her husband, and this is normal for them. She noted that the footballer expresses her feelings in a peculiar way: she can push her and laugh.

Mamaeva also believes that a woman herself chooses whether she will be in a relationship with a man: weak or strong.

“I always felt superior to others. Smarter, prettier, stronger. As a child, they tried to constantly hurt me, and I earned credibility by force, ”summed up the wife of the midfielder.

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Publication by Alan Mamaev (@alana_mamaeva) Jun 12, 2020 at 2:53 am PDT

Goalkeeper for hire in Brazil

In Brazil, they launched the Goalkeeper for Rent smartphone application, which allows amateur teams to rent a goalkeeper for one match. According to one of the founders of a startup, Brazilians who want to fight in football in 70% of cases have a problem finding a goalkeeper: few people want to play this role. From now on, the application will combine supply and demand by the criteria of date, time and place. For an hour of play, the goalkeeper will have to pay 30 reais (about 408 rubles). Application developers take a very small commission.

An amateur goalkeeper with the nickname brazilian_liliger spoke about the use of the new service on the Reddit website.

“I played many times after searching for a team through this application. I stand at the gate all my life. I was really happy when this application came out. I really liked it. I played football five days a week, but if you look at the statistics, there are guys who spend more than one game a day. You won’t earn much on it. But a month is enough for beer, plus you meet new people. It's like Uber for goalkeepers, ”said the Brazilian.

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Publication by Goleiro de Aluguel (@goleirodealuguel) Jun 15, 2019 at 4:37 pm PDT

Policeman cheated on Paralympics champion 

The Paralympic swimming champion Oksana Savchenko tried to drive a car along a blocked road, and the traffic police inspector who stopped her demanded documents on disability and rudely asked the girl if everything was okay with her head.

The athlete posted a video of the incident in Ufa on Instagram. On footage, Savchenko asks the policeman why she was not allowed to drive. The interlocutor replies: “Do not make a clowning, disabled person. Or are you handicapped? ”

Savchenko later told SE the details of the skirmish. According to a swimming girl, she was driving to a hotel, but the road leading to her was blocked. Savchenko tried to find out what was the reason. As a result, the police took away documents from Savchenko for verification, and only half an hour later they released them, allowing them to drive to the hotel.

Savchenko admitted that she did not want the dismissal of inspectors - a less severe punishment would be enough.

“It seems to me that training for communicating with people suggests itself for them,” the athlete said.

Salenko invited veterans of the national teams of Russia and Ukraine to play football

Former Dynamo Kyiv footballer Oleg Salenko, who played for the national teams of Ukraine and Russia in the early 1990s, suggested reconciling the conflicting countries by holding a friendly match. According to the striker, such a meeting could be organized with the participation of football veterans of both countries on neutral territory. Salenko, who lives in Kiev, admitted that his friends from Russia support the idea. However, the Ukrainian Football Association will not do this, he is sure.

The author of five goals against Cameroon at the 1994 World Cup also welcomed the desire of Alexander Kokorin to see the match between the two leading teams in the post-Soviet space in the framework of Euro 2020. “I agree, it’s time to finish this nonsense between Ukraine and Russia,” Salenko emphasized in an interview with Meta-ratings.com.ua.