February 7, 2023, Tuesday. 06:20
Thibaut Courtois’ groin injury, received before the match with Mallorca (0:1), knocked out the main goalkeeper of Real Madrid for two weeks. This means that in the upcoming Club World Cup, with a 99.9% probability, his understudy, Ukrainian Andrei Lunin, will play for Madrid. The semi-final is already on Wednesday, February 8, against Al-Ahli Cairo. Do not miss!
So writes Viktor Vacko. According to him, Andrei will definitely not be in Kyiv until the summer. Moreover, after a successful stretch in Al Ain, the Arabs intend to extend the 33-year-old Ukrainian for another season. In the last round, Yarmolenko scored a goal and earned a penalty, so the club’s motives are more than clear.
The main news on February 6 all over the planet. An earthquake measuring 7.5 on the Richter scale hit eastern Turkey – several thousand people died because of it, millions were left without heating and a roof over their heads. A 7-day mourning has been declared in Turkey and, of course, football matches have been banned – including the Winter Cup with the participation of Ukrainian teams that will not start on time. Of the well-known victims of the elements – ex-Chelsea winger Christian Atsu. They managed to get him alive from the rubble after a whole day of searching.
Did you see how 15 points were taken from Juventus? “Manchester City” can expect something similar. The Premier League’s investigation uncovered numerous financial irregularities at the club, including “secret” staff contracts, fake sponsorship deals, and reporting inconsistencies. City have so far vehemently denied. We stock up on popcorn.
Kievans continue to prepare for the season through sparring. Yesterday the bronze medalist of the last championship of North Macedonia – “Shkendija” (1:0) became a victim of Mircea Lucescu’s team. The only goal was scored by the Dutchman Lonwijk. It is important to note that in both halves the Kievans played with experimental lineups, and the quality of their game was very lame.
The PSG forward has received the Sambafoot Award for the 6th time in his career and the 3rd in a row. Neymar has already scored 17 goals and provided 15 assists in 25 games for Paris this season, his best numbers since his move from Barcelona. Also, the 31-year-old striker caught up with Pele himself in goals for Brazil. A successful year, but again without the main trophies – the World Cup and the Champions League went to others.
