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Turkish Super Lig representative “Gaziantep” has announced the name of its new head coach. elchi reports, citing the club’s official website, that Romanian specialist Mirel Radoi has been appointed to lead the team. He will replace Burak Yilmaz, who left the post a few days ago. A 1.5-year contract has been signed with the 45-year-old […]

The last few days in Azerbaijani football have been chaotic. And this is not about religious sects, even though this topic is frequently brought up lately by those who want to confuse the football community and society. Our point is something else entirely… The championship race, the interesting rivalry between “Qarabag” and “Sabah”, the full […]

Hakan Çalhanoğlu, a member of the Turkish national team playing for the Italian Serie A club Inter, has made a decision regarding his future. elchi reports, citing the newspaper “La Gazzetta Dello Sport”, that the experienced footballer wants to stay with the Italian representative for another year. The team’s head coach, Cristian Chivu, also wants […]

A significant decision has been made regarding Elvin Jafarguliyev, who was sent to the reserve squad by Gurban Gurbanov a few days ago. “Elchi” reports with reference to Sportal.az that the “Qarabag” club has put the national team member up for sale. Both the player himself and his agents have already been informed about this. […]

The AFFA Disciplinary Committee has announced the penalties. “Elchi” reports that the decisions were made at the Committee’s meeting held today. On April 17, 2026, during the Misli Premier League Round XXVIII match between Zira and Neftchi, Zira was fined 700 AZN because 5 players received yellow cards (Article 43.1); on April 17, 2026, in […]

English Premier League representative Chelsea is preparing to sell its Argentine footballer Alejandro Garnacho. elchi, citing “talkSPORT”, reports that the management of the London club has stated that the transfer of the 21-year-old winger has not lived up to expectations. Garnacho was transferred to Chelsea from Manchester United in August 2025 for 40 million euros. […]

On April 18-19, the Azerbaijan Armwrestling Championship among teenagers, youth, adults, and masters was held with the support of the Ministry of Youth and Sports of Azerbaijan and the organization of the Azerbaijan Bodybuilding and Fitness Federation. According to the news provided to “Elchi” by the Ministry, members of the MES armwrestling national team, who […]

Turkish representative Galatasaray has made a surprise decision regarding Noa Lang, whom they signed on loan from Italy’s Napoli during the winter transfer window. elchi reports, citing “Calcio Napoli 24”, that the Istanbul club will not exercise the purchase option for the 26-year-old Dutch footballer at the end of the season. In this case, Lang […]

“Neftchi” has addressed its fans ahead of the “Qarabag” match, which will take place in the XXIX round of the Azerbaijan Premier League. “Elchi” reports that the club’s press service has released information regarding this. It was stated that, considering the high interest in the match, relevant preventive measures are planned to ensure the high-level […]