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Former Arsenal footballer passes away

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Former English club Arsenal footballer Billy McCullough has passed away at the age of 91.“Elchi” reports that the club’s press service announced this. The Northern Irish defender represented the London club between 1958 and 1966. McCullough played a total of 268 official matches for the ‘Gunners’. The left-back also participated in 10 games for the […]
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Premier League: “Qarabag” vs “Zira”, “Sabah” vs “Imishli”

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Today, two more matches of the XXIV round will be held in the Azerbaijan Premier League. “Elchi” reports that first, the tournament leader “Sabah” will be a guest of “Imishli” in Guba. The match, which will take place at the Guba Olympic Sports Complex stadium, will start at 15:00. Rauf Jabarov will officiate the match. […]
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Turkish national team player to leave German club

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Germany’s “Borussia Dortmund” club will part ways with defender Niklas Süle and midfielder Salih Özcan at the end of the current season. “Elchi” reports that Lars Ricken, director of the Bundesliga representative, announced this in a statement to “Ruhr Nachrichten”. Ricken stated that they had open and respectful conversations with both players during the week. […]
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Italian Club Sacks Head Coach

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Maurizio Sarri, head coach of Italy’s “Lazio” club, may be dismissed at the end of the current season. “Elchi” reports that famous insider Nicolo Schira reported on this. The main reason for the possible departure is the complete deterioration of relations between the 67-year-old specialist and the club management. Despite the contract between the parties […]
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“Qarabag” sold its foreign player – Official

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“Qarabag” club has parted ways with its African footballer Kris Kouakou. “Elchi” reports that the press service of the Aghdam representative has released information about this. An agreement has been reached regarding the 26-year-old midfielder’s transfer to Norway’s “Sarpsborg 04” club. The player from Ivory Coast has already passed a medical examination and will sign […]
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XXIV round of Premier League kicks off

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Today, the XXIV round of the Azerbaijan Premier League will kick off. “Elchi” reports that two matches will be held on the first day of play. First, “Araz-Nakhchivan” will host “Karvan-Yevlakh” at “Liv Bona Dea Arena”. The match, officiated by head referee Kamranbay Rahimov, will start at 18:30. The other match of the day will […]
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MES employees achieved high results in athletics competition

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On March 12, an athletics competition was held among employees of state agencies at the Baku Athletics Center, co-organized by the Ministry of Youth and Sports and the Azerbaijan Athletics Federation. According to information provided to “Elchi” from the MES, participants competed in 60, 400, 800-meter running and long jump events. MES employees participating in […]
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Conference League: 8 games today

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The UEFA Conference League round of 16 starts today. “Elchi” reports that Turkey’s only representative in the tournament, “Samsunspor”, will host Spain’s “Rayo Vallecano” team. Italy’s “Fiorentina” team will try to break the resistance of Poland’s “Raków” collective. UEFA Conference League Round of 16, first legs March 12 21:45. “Samsunspor” (Turkey) – “Rayo Vallecano” (Spain) […]
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Atletico Madrid wants to sign Manchester City’s player

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Spain’s Atletico Madrid club wants to add Belgian footballer Jeremy Doku of England’s Manchester City to its squad. “Elchi” reports that the management of the La Liga representative is closely monitoring the situation of the 23-year-old winger. They have already sent initial inquiries regarding a possible transfer. It is worth noting that Jeremy Doku’s contract […]
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“Sabah” will have to pay 10,000 manats to its former goalkeeper

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AFFA has not satisfied the complaint regarding “Sabah” club’s former goalkeeper Yusif Imanov. “Elchi” reports that the Appeals Arbitration Tribunal has made a decision regarding this. The complaint filed against Decision No. 8604 of the Players’ Status and Transfer Committee dated December 3, 2025, was not reviewed, and the decision was upheld. In that decision, […]