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We sincerely congratulate Azerbaijani football star Nariman Akhundzade on signing a contract with the Columbus Crew club representing the state of Ohio in the United States! “Elchi” reports that the US Embassy in Azerbaijan wrote this on its Facebook page. The talented young striker, who has gained wide popularity with his bright and memorable performances […]

“Qarabag” will play its first match today in the play-off stage of the UEFA Champions League. “Elchi” reports that Gurban Gurbanov’s team will face the “Newcastle” club. The game will be held at the Tofiq Bahramov Republican Stadium. The match will start at 21:45. The chief referee of the match will be Norwegian Espen Eskos.

The schedule of the international tournament “FIFA Series – 2026” to be held in Azerbaijan has been determined. “Elchi” reports that the first games in the competition, which will be attended by the national teams of Azerbaijan, Sierra Leone, Oman and Saint Lucia, will be held on March 27. The winners of the first day […]

“Qarabagh” will face “Newcastle” in Baku in the play-off stage of the UEFA Champions League. “Elchi” reports that the head coach of Aghdam representative Qurban Qurbanov made a number of statements at the press conference held before the game. He stated that this is a very important game: “This is a first in the history […]

Baku Metro will extend its operating hours by 1 hour on February 18 in connection with the match between “Qarabag” and English club “Newcastle United” within the UEFA Champions League. “Elchi” was informed about this by the Metropolitan. Thus, in accordance with the appeal of the Association of Football Federations of Azerbaijan (AFFA) and the […]

The next match of the XX round of the Azerbaijan Premier League was held between the teams “Shamakhi” and “Turan Tovuz”. “Elchi” reports that the match, which took place at the Shamakhi city stadium, ended without a score – 0:0. The chief referee of the match was Tural Qurbanov. After this result, the Tovuz representative, […]

AFFA Deputy General Secretary Elchin Mammadov has received another appointment from UEFA. “Elchi” reports that he will be the UEFA Venue Director of the Champions League play-off match between Galatasaray (Turkey) and Juventus (Italy). The match will take place on February 17 at the “Ali Sami Yen” stadium in Istanbul.  

Barcelona’s (Spain) footballer Jules Koundé may change his team in the summer transfer window. “Elchi” reports with reference to “Topskills Sports UK” that the main party interested in the French defender is the eternal rival Real Madrid. Although the management of the Catalan representative currently considers the 27-year-old defender an untouchable player, the club’s financial […]

Norway is in the first place in the medal standings of the XXV Winter Olympic Games held in Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy. According to “Elchi”, the country has won 20 awards (10 gold, 3 silver, 7 bronze) at the Olympics so far. Italy (6 gold, 3 silver, 9 bronze) is second, and the USA […]