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Malian Maccabi midfielder Issouf Sissoko addressed journalists ahead of the first match against Kyiv’s Dynamo in the Europa League qualifying playoff.

— I know that the match against Dynamo is very important for us, we deserve a place in the main round of the Europa League and understand how important this is for the club. But it is also important for the team and for us players to perform at a high level, so this match is extremely important for us, — repeated the Malian legionnaire.

The head coach of Israeli “Maccabi” from Tel Aviv, Zarko Lazetich, shared his expectations for the confrontation with Kyiv’s “Dynamo” in the playoff qualification round of the Europa League.

“Neither of the teams in our pair will have the advantage of home field — both matches will be played on neutral grounds. But this won’t change our style of play.

For us, the upcoming confrontation is a huge opportunity in every respect. All Israeli teams, except ours, have already been eliminated from Europe’s cups this season, so qualifying for the Europa League would be a great achievement for us.

As for the opponent, Kyiv’s “Dynamo” is a very strong, young, and ambitious team that knows what it wants and can play at different paces. This is a huge challenge, but we are ready for it,” said Lazetich during the pre-match press conference ahead of the first match against “Dynamo,” which will take place tomorrow in the Serbian city of Bačka Topola.

Forward Alexander Isaac lashed out at "Newcastle," accusing his club of breaking promises.

Isaac did not attend the awards ceremony of the Professional Footballers Association on Tuesday evening, despite being nominated for Player of the Year and making it to the symbolic team of the English Premier League.

“I am not present at the ceremony tonight. Given what is happening, I do not feel it is right to be there.

I have remained silent for quite a long time while others spoke. Silence allowed people to show their version of events, even though they knew it did not reflect things that were said and agreed upon behind closed doors.

The reality is that promises were made, and the club has long known my position. Pretending that these nuances have only arisen now is merely misleading. When promises are broken and trust is lost, relationships cannot continue,” Isaac wrote on his Instagram page.

The midfielder of Kyiv’s "Dynamo", Mykola Mykhailenko, gave a football-related interview to the YouTube channel "GG.Sport".

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The head coach of Dynamo Oleksandr Shovkovskyi talked to the media representatives during the scheduled press conference ahead of the first match of the playoff qualification round of the Europa League against Israeli Maccabi (Tel Aviv).

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Dynamo midfielder Oleksandr Pikhaliotok shared his expectations for the upcoming away match of the Europa League qualification play-off round against the Israeli Maccabi (Tel Aviv) during the pre-match press conference.

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Matches of the 3rd round of the Ukrainian championship for the 2025/2026 season featured many events, including those related to the game results. For the first time since the start of the championship, a victory with a score of 4:1 was recorded, and it happened twice in one day.

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The Directorate for the Ukrainian Cup has approved the match schedule for the 1/32 finals of the tournament season 2025/2026.

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The head coach of the Brazil national team, Carlo Ancelotti, has decided not to include Real Madrid winger Vinicius Junior in the squad for the September World Cup 2026 qualifying matches against Chile and Bolivia, reports As.

The reason is that Vinicius has already received a suspension for the match against Chile due to an accumulation of yellow cards, so Ancelotti decided to give him a full rest during the break. Instead, his teammates from Real Madrid—Eder Militao and Rodrigo, who previously missed matches due to injuries—will return to the squad.

Former midfielder of “Kryvbas” Dmytro Khomchenovskyi expressed his opinion on the team’s performance under the leadership of the new head coach Patrick van Leuwen.

— Will the new coach of “Kryvbas” Patrick van Leuwen manage to reboot after two consecutive dismissals in Ukraine?

— I won’t say anything about van Leuwen, but two dismissals in a row is a signal. I am sure that a lot of analysis has been done to ensure that mistakes are not repeated.

— Is “Kryvbas” during Yurii Vernydub’s time significantly different from Patrick’s team?

— Of course, everything is different: the people who Yurii Mykolaiovych Vernydub took have almost all left, the coaching staff is different, new approach, new players, new personnel. This is a completely different team.

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The press service of "Polissya" has published the team roster for the first match of the playoff round of the Conference League qualifying against "Fiorentina".

It is noted that compared to the previous round of the European cup, the coaching staff decided to make three changes: Andi Khadroy replaced Serhiy Korniychuk, instead of Maksym Melnychenko—Joao Viale, and Tomer Yosefi will replace Yaroslav Karaman.

We remind you that the playoff matches will take place on August 21 in Presov (Slovakia) and on August 28 in Reggio Emilia (Italy).

“Betis” is interested in signing Arsenal defender Oleksandr Zinchenko, reports ElGolDigital.

According to the source, “Betis” is searching for a replacement for left-back Rodríguez, who is set to leave the team in the near future. The Spanish club has turned its attention to Zinchenko, as his contract with the “Gunners” expires next summer, and the player is currently not part of Arteta’s plans.

That’s why the club from Seville believes it will be relatively easy to agree on the transfer of the Ukrainian with the London club.

As a reminder, the contract between “Arsenal” and Zinchenko is set to run until June 30, 2026.