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The conflict in the soccer club “Spartanii-Sportul” does not subside. Viorel Cojocaru, former president and technical director of the club, head of the Sportul academy, gave Logos Press an exclusive comment on the situation (for details see LP No. 36 of 03.10.2025).
The Milan City Council voted in favor of selling the legendary San Siro stadium (official name “Giuseppe Meazza”) to Milan and Inter for €197 million, including the previously promised discount of €??22 million. The clubs’ management intends to demolish the stadium and build a state-of-the-art arena in its place by 2031.
The outsider of the Super League standings – soccer club “Spartanii-Sportul” – has become the leader in fierce debates in the soccer community on the expediency of being in the elite of clubs with unstable financial situation and the role of the Moldovan Football Federation (FMF). The reason were the statements of the former president and technical director of the club, head of the academy “Sportul” Viorel Cojocaru, who accused the new management of “taking over” the club, and the foreign investor – in the realization of fraudulent schemes and tax evasion. The club representatives insist that they are right.
The International Olympic Committee (IOC), citing climate change and imbalances in the Winter and Summer Games programs, is considering “migrating” a number of sports.
The president of Italian Inter Giuseppe Marotta spoke about his intentions to leave Milan in case he continues to face resistance from the authorities in the construction of a new stadium to replace the legendary “San Siro” (official name “Giuseppe Meazza”). The shared arena of Inter and Milan is owned by the city authorities.
The Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) co-payments of €486,000 to clubs that did not participate in the group stages of European competitions (Champions League, Europa League and Conference League) last season will be distributed according to a new scheme.
Many people, including foreign specialists, were considered for the post of the national team head coach. But, according to FMF president Leonid Oleynichenko, they decided to trust a local coach. Is Popescu, who is known in soccer circles as Mister, able to rally the national team around him?
The summer transfer window in Moldova was opened from June 11 to September 1. After its completion, there is a period of pre-selection, during which the final squads of clubs are formed. The next transfers will be possible during the winter break. The behavior of the clubs during the transfer campaign showed how serious they are about fighting for the highest places in the standings, which would allow them to play in the European Cup next season.
In an exclusive interview with Logos Press, Moldavian tennis player Ilia Snitari summarized the results of a busy summer season, talked about the beginning of his career, important coaches, about studying at a university in the United States with all the necessary conditions for tennis, as well as reflected on the prospects of tennis in Moldova. The 23-year-old Snitsar spends most of the year at UNLV, the University of Nevada, located in Las Vegas. For him, he has started his second year of studies and at the same time playing for one of the local teams. The tennis player is not often in Chisinau, but he did not refuse the request to communicate remotely.
Vladimir Kotlyar, a famous Russian mountain guide, co-founder of “Kotlyar Adventure Clan”, came to Chisinau and shared his 20-year experience of climbing mountains and overcoming himself during a meeting organized by the Young Businessmen Club with the support of “SPORTLANDIA”. In an exclusive interview for Logos Press, Vladimir Cotliar talked about how he decided to connect his life with mountains, what skills a person intending to conquer the peaks should have, and what budget is necessary to climb Everest.
Club Zimbru (Chisinau) set a record for the season 2025/26, scoring seven unanswered goals against Politehnica-UTM (Chisinau).
The Women’s European Football Championship was held in Switzerland, the tournament became the 14th in history. For the second time in a row, the trophy was won by the English women, who defeated the Spanish women in the final in a penalty shootout. The tournament became a record in terms of prize money, attendance and TV audience interest, but despite the impressive investment, it became unprofitable. The Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) admits that it did not expect the women’s championship to perform as well as the men’s tournament, but intends to continue to invest in its promotion.
Moldovan athletes Nicoleta Cojocaru, Catherine Vilcu, Dan Betca and Danu Secrieru climbed the podium at the European Junior Weightlifting Championships (U-15 and U-17), held in Madrid (Spain).
A sensational victory of Zimbru (Chisinau) ended the match of the 6th round of the Super League with Sheriff in Tiraspol. The capital club has not left with a victory from its rival in the long-standing rivalry since 2008.
Athlete Irina Ryngach and Greco-Roman wrestlers Vitaly Eremenko and Valentin Petik became silver medalists of the prestigious Grand Prix in Budapest (Hungary), held as part of the World Series of Olympic Wrestling.
Last April, it was announced that the president of the Moldovan Football Federation (FMF), Leonid Olejnichenko, had held talks with representatives of the Romanian company that had been selected to conduct a feasibility study for the National Stadium project. A few months later, the project was discussed at the governmental level and promised to present the feasibility study publicly within a year. A year has passed and Dan Perchun, Minister of Education and Research, reports that the project is still at the pre-feasibility study stage. Has the relevance of the project waned?
The first World Club Football Championship with the participation of the 32 strongest clubs in the world ended in the USA. The winner was England’s Chelsea, who defeated France’s PSG 3-0 in the final. Over the course of a month, 63 matches were played at 12 stadiums in 11 U.S. cities. While the controversy surrounding the tournament continues, the Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) is calculating the revenues… Which are impressive.
The World Kickboxing Federation, whose president is the Austrian Friedrich Eksenberger, has announced his intention to file a lawsuit against the Moldovan Ministry of Education and Research in connection with the cancellation of the European Championship, which was to be held in Chisinau from June 22 to 29. But the legality of this step is highly questionable, as the legal right to own the WKF trademark belongs to other persons – Englishman Talal Takkush and Australian Robert Wilesmith.
Three years after the introduction of a complete ban on sports betting, the Moldovan Parliament at the end of 2024 by the votes of 57 deputies adopted in the second and final reading a bill on the advertising of gambling with low social risk, to which sports betting is directly related. What caused the legislators to soften their stance on sports betting, and how does this decision affect the activities of bookmakers? Did it allow bringing the legislation in this area to international standards?
The group tournament of the third world group (zone “Europe”) within the “Billie Jean King Cup” took place on the courts of “Arena Chisinau”. The Moldovan team was one of the 12 contenders for promotion, but lost to the rivals from Finland the coveted ticket to the second world group.
