Tretyak and Ovechkin on the Troika card
Serbia Post has issued stamps in honor of the country's best sportsman, Novak Djokovic.
On each of them, he is depicted on the court, and next to them are the names of the most important tournaments he won in the course of his career.
Djokovic is the only tennis player in modern history to have won at least twice in every Grand Slam and Masters series, as well as the ATP Finals.
The issue of personalized stamps was a tribute not only to Novak's sporting achievements, but also to his social and charitable activities.
He has already helped renovate 48 kindergartens and allocated funds to financially support 2,200 teachers throughout Serbia.
“It is a great honor for me to receive a personalized stamp.
Thank you to my country for such a rare gift.
I'm flattered.
I am glad to announce that my Foundation and the Serbian Post will work together on a project aimed at ensuring that every child has the opportunity to go to kindergarten.
And Elena and I will take home a few stamps today so that our children can send letters to Santa, ”wrote the tennis player on Instagram.
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In Russia this year, special attention is paid to hockey, which is celebrating its 75th anniversary.
By this date, the Moscow Department of Transport has issued a new series of Troika cards with portraits of the legends of Russian sports - Vladislav Tretyak, Vyacheslav Fetisov, Ilya Kovalchuk, Alexander Ovechkin and many others.
You can buy new cards in the online store of the Moscow Metro, as well as souvenir shops at Mayakovskaya, Trubnaya and at Live Communication counters.
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But the PSG striker and the Argentinean national team Lionel Messi were dedicated not a brand or a map, but a whole wall of a house in his hometown of Rosario.
The 69-meter-high figure shows Messi wearing the national team jersey.
They worked on the mural for about a month, using over 180 liters of paint.
And the statue of another Argentine idol - Diego Maradona - appeared last week at the Buenos Aires airport.
“Every time you pass through Ezeiza, you will be able to greet Maradona,” the airport said in a statement.
Cada vez que pases por Ezeiza vas a poder saludar a #Maradona 🔟🇦🇷✈️ pic.twitter.com/QvULAFWa1R
- Aeropuertos Argentina 2000 (@ aa2000oficial) December 15, 2021
Meanwhile, the heirs of the great football player, who died in November last year, put up a lot of his personal belongings for an online auction.
The most popular among buyers were Maradona T-shirts, as well as caps and hats.
Among the lots was a hat with earflaps with the symbols of the World Cup in Russia, it was sold for $ 150.
All in all, $ 25,880 was raised at the auction. The most expensive lots - apartments and cars of the legend - remained unredeemed.
Calendar "Zenith" with cats from the shelter
While the fans of Maradona were buying souvenirs in memory of their idol, in St. Petersburg "Zenith" they decided to hold a social action in support of homeless animals.
The club has released an unusual "tailed" calendar in honor of the coming year of the blue water tiger.
For him, the players and the head coach of the team Sergei Semak took pictures with the cats from the shelter.
On the pages of the calendar, in addition to photographs, information about animals is provided, as well as QR codes with a link to the shelter's website.
“The blue-white-blue are confident: the new“ cat's ”calendar for 2022 will certainly fill the home of its owner with warmth and comfort, and will also bring good luck in all endeavors,” the club said in a statement.
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Contracts with the Moscow Exchange
Popular athletes often become ambassadors of large brands, and if earlier they worked mainly with manufacturers of sports equipment or the fashion industry, then recently financial companies have been actively showing attention to the world of sports. So, the second racket of the world Daniil Medvedev is collaborating with Tinkoff, and the two-time world champion in figure skating Evgenia Medvedeva and chess player Sergei Karjakin became the faces of the Moscow Exchange last week. They will present one of the MOEX Group products - the country's first financial marketplace for Financial Services.
“I travel a lot, I move a lot, and as a consumer it is important for me that financial services become available geographically as well.
It's great that my choice is no longer limited only to those banks whose offices are nearby.
The emergence of Financial Services, where customers can not only choose, but also purchase financial products from different banks and companies online 24/7, without visiting an office, is a breakthrough in the Russian market of digital financial services, ”Medvedeva said.
Karjakin, in turn, noted that he can fully trust Financial Services, since the Moscow Exchange is a guarantee of reliability and quality.
“I am very pleased to represent Financial Services, since the principle of their work meets my needs as well - it is important for me to conveniently and efficiently manage my money: invest, borrow, buy insurance or securities,” the chess player explained.
And the Barcelona football club, faced with financial problems, is looking for title sponsors, and is most actively negotiating with two cryptocurrency exchanges - Binance and FTX.
Reportedly, the Catalans would like to receive about € 60 million a year, but their current partner - the Japanese e-commerce company Rakuten - does not agree to such conditions.
The 29th racket of the world, Karen Khachanov, also has a partner from the world of finance - VTB Bank, and recently he also became an ambassador for Cadillac cars.
“I am more than pleased to announce that I am joining a brand of exquisite quality and integrity that strives to exceed expectations.
My choice is the new Cadillac Escalade, impressive in scale and advanced technology, ”the Olympic silver medalist wrote on Instagram.
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Tarasov's song
Former Lokomotiv midfielder Dmitry Tarasov, who has suspended his professional football career, recorded the pop song "You are not enough for me" and starred in the video for it.
The video above is on the YouTube channel of the media football club "Na Sport", to which Tarasov joined in October.
As part of an amateur team, he plays side by side with artists, musicians and bloggers such as Danya Milokhin, Yegor Ship, T-Killah and others.
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As the ex-footballer said, he was pushed to his own creativity by shooting in the recently released video of the former participant of "House-2" Margo Ovsyannikova for the song "Euphoria".
In it, Tarasov played the role of the beloved singer.
“This is how unexpectedly the invitation to the lead role in Margot’s video turned into today's premiere.
I have no fear to realize my desires, my new song is proof of that.
<…> I worked with pleasure as an actor.
I am sure you will appreciate it.
Everyone catches euphoria from something or someone special, you catch a track and a clip on all sites in the country, ”Tarasov wrote on Instagram, adding that his wife Anastasia Kostenko approved participation in the candid video.
Tarasov put his career on hold: Kostenko is expecting a third child, and he decided to spend more time with his family during this important period.
Ronaldo twins gender
But Cristiano Ronaldo does not plan to leave football, despite the fact that he already has four children, and in the near future the family will be replenished with two more.
It is already known that the pregnant girlfriend of the Portuguese striker Georgina Rodriguez is expecting a boy and a girl.
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The footballer posted a touching video on Instagram in which his older children explode two balls - and they crumble into blue and pink sequins.
“Where life begins and love never ends,” Ronaldo signed the video.