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“Newcastle” is a very serious opponent. We will try to show a good game and prepare well.” Elchi.az reports that these words were said in a statement by Gurban Gurbanov, the head coach of “Qarabag”. The 53-year-old specialist said these words about the match with the English representative “Newcastle” in the play-off stage of the […]

In the XVIII round of the Azerbaijan Premier League, “Gabala” and “Imishli” clubs faced each other. Elchi.az reports that the match held at the Gabala city stadium ended with a 3:2 victory for the home team. The match was managed by Kamranbay Rahimbayov. Interestingly, Domi Massumo scored a hat-trick (27;45+1; 88) in the “red-blacks” team, […]

The draw for the UEFA Europa League play-off stage has been made. Elchi.az reports that the opponent of the Turkish representative “Fenerbahçe” has also been determined at the draw ceremony held at UEFA’s headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland. The Istanbul representative will face the English club “Nottingham Forest” on the way to the 1/8 finals. “Fenerbahçe” […]

Spanish club “Barcelona” will loan Hamza Abdelkarim, a football player from the Egyptian team “Al-Ahly”. Elchi.az reports, citing famous insider Fabrizio Romano, that the parties have already reached a full agreement. The Catalan representative will have the right to permanently transfer the 18-year-old striker. It is reported that Abdelkarim will fly to Barcelona in the […]

Today, “Qarabag”‘s opponent in the UEFA Champions League play-off stage will be determined. Elchi.az reports that the draw ceremony for this round will begin at 15:00 Baku time. The Aghdam representative, who finished the main stage in 22nd place with 10 points, will be in the “unseeded” pot in the draw. “Qarabag”‘s possible opponents in […]

Russian club Zenit has made an offer to acquire Fenerbahçe’s footballer Youssef En-Nesyri. Elchi.az reports that this was reported by insider Yagiz Sabunçoğlu. According to the source, the Turkish club has not yet responded to the offer. The 28-year-old En-Nesyri has been playing for Fenerbahçe since the summer of 2024. He has participated in 25 […]

The US Embassy has congratulated the Karabakh football club on qualifying for the play-off stage of the UEFA Champions League. Elchi.az reports that a congratulatory message was addressed on the embassy’s social network account. “The US Embassy sincerely congratulates Qarabag FK on qualifying for the play-off stage of the UEFA Champions League. This is the […]

FIFA has released its international transfer report for 2025. Elchi.az reports that for the first time, over $13.08 billion was spent on transfers in men’s football last year. This figure represents an increase of more than 50% compared to 2024. A total of 86,158 international transfers took place during the year. Records were also set […]

Kenan Yildiz, a football player for the Turkish national team and the Italian club Juventus, has become a transfer target for European giants. Elchi.az reports, citing “La Gazzetta dello Sport”, that the 20-year-old striker is being persistently pursued by Spain’s Real Madrid and England’s Liverpool. It is reported that Kenan, who currently earns only 1.5 […]