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The past year gave Moldovan fans and all sports lovers a lot of positive emotions, especially during the European championships, which were held in our country for the first time. There were also moments of disappointment, which prompted the specialized federations, coaches and athletes to make the right conclusions and to return to the arena with a much more serious attitude. Logos Press made a retrospective of the year 2025 in sports and highlighted the athletes who have represented Moldova on the international arena.
Oleg Ryabchuk, the defender of the national team of Moldova and Spartak Moscow (Russia), topped the list of the most expensive footballers in the country for the third year in a row. Despite the decrease in his market value by €1 million over the year, the footballer remains at the top of the rating. Logos Press has prepared a ranking of the 20 most expensive Moldovan footballers and traced the changes that occurred with each of them over the year. The list includes 22 athletes, as five footballers at the bottom of the list have the same market value.
The government approved a regulation on the introduction of updated financial norms starting from January 1, 2026, which envisages an increase in bonuses to athletes for their achievements and a revision of the way the budgetary funds for sports support are used.
Professional Nicolae Frangou, Moldovan amateurs, masters, young men and athletes with disabilities won 44 medals at the European Open Championship under the auspices of the WKSF (International Kettlebell Lifting Federation), held in Chisinau. Of them, 18 medals of the highest merit, 14 – silver and 12 – bronze.
Moldovan foilist Adelina Senik won the gold medal in individual competitions at the Fencing World Cup stage among athletes under 20 years old in Samorin (Slovakia), while the national team won the team competition.
The first phase of the Super League, which determined the top six teams, is over. “Petrocub became the “Winter Champion”, having suffered only one defeat in 21 matches. All clubs, except for Politehnica-UTM and Spartanii-Sportul, will continue to fight for the trophy in the spring. They will compete for a return to the elite with the top four clubs from the first phase of Ligue 1.
The Competition Commission of the Moldovan Football Federation (FMF) has made a proposal to increase the number of Moldovan players to be used by clubs in Super League matches. With this decision, a limit on foreigners is introduced for the first time since 2019. It is planned to be introduced from next season and tightened by 2028. What is the reason for this decision and how will it affect the clubs of the elite division of the Moldovan championship? Logos Press tried to answer these questions based on the experience of other European leagues.
Moldova will be represented at the XXV Winter Olympic Games. The president of the National Olympic and Sports Committee (NOSC), Nicolae Juravski, said in an exclusive commentary for Logos Press that Moldova will be represented by six athletes: four in biathlon and two in cross-country skiing. At the moment, five participants are known for sure, while the sixth one – in cross-country skiing – will be determined within two months before the Olympics. The winter sports season traditionally begins in late November or early December, and the Winter Games will be held from February 6-22, 2026 in Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo in northern Italy.
Moldovan athletes won 14 medals at the European Youth (U-19) and Youth (U-23) Boxing Championships, held in Yerevan (Armenia).
A grandiose scandal broke out in Turkey – about 65% of 570 professional referees working in competitions under the auspices of the Turkish Football Federation (TFF) and more than 4 thousand players turned out to be clients of bookmakers. As part of the “betting case” 17 referees and two club presidents were detained, and more than 1 thousand players were temporarily suspended from soccer activities.
The match of the 18th round of the Super League between “Zimbru” and “Spartanii-Sportul” (2:3) in Chisinau stirred up soccer fans who suspected a contractual nature. The rapid dynamics of the quotes for this match, provided by the bookmakers’ offices, reinforces the suspicions. The other three matches of the tour also raise questions… Does it mean that Moldovan clubs took advantage of the peculiarities of the regulations of the tournament and in conditions when the arrangement of tournament positions is almost decided, fair play preferred monetization? Will the Moldovan Football Federation (FMF) find it necessary to react to the circulating rumors?
The average franchise value of the National Basketball Association (NBA), which unites 30 of the strongest clubs in the U.S. and Canada, is $5.33 billion. Over the year, this figure increased by $1 billion, or a little more than 22%, indicating steady growth of the largest basketball league in the world.
More than 300 athletes and 200 members of sports delegations from 37 countries arrived in…
US streaming service Apple TV has acquired the rights to show the Royal Races in the US for $150 million a year, which is significantly more than the amount paid by the current broadcaster, ESPN.
The Football Super League may be expanded to ten clubs. According to a Media Sport source in the Moldovan Football Federation (FMF), the increase in the number of participants in the championship is associated with an increase in the level of UEFA solidarity payments. The changes may come into force as early as next season.
Alexandru Golban was re-elected as president of the Professional Futsal League of Moldova (LPFM). The delegates of the LPFM general assembly unanimously supported the candidacy of 46-year-old Golban for a second five-year term.
Greco-Roman wrestlers Dmitry Popov and Sergiu David won silver medals at the World Veterans Olympic Wrestling Championships in Tatabanya (Hungary).
The decline in spectator interest in Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) qualifying tournaments is a major concern for sports officials. At a recent meeting in Malaga (Spain), the secretaries general of 55 federations and associations discussed the trend, which is leading to a decline in revenue. According to the British publication “The Times”, the organization intends to reform the system of qualification tournaments, taking as a basis a renewed Champions League or Nations League.
The composition of the youth national team of England, with which the Moldovan national team will play on October 10 in the qualifying tournament for the European Championship (U-21) 2027, exceeds €360 million.
The Toronto Maple Leafs (Canada) franchise, of which the club of the same name is a part, has been recognized as the most expensive franchise in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the fifth consecutive year.
