The head coach of the Moldovan national soccer team Lilian Popescu announced the extended squad for the friendly match with Romania and the meeting with Estonia within the European qualifying cycle for the World Cup, – reports Logos Press.
Alexandra Moisei brought the Moldovan national team a gold medal in the 65 kg weight category at the World Beach Wrestling Championships among athletes under 17 years old, – reports Logos Press.
President of the Moldovan Football Federation (FMF) Leonid Olejnichenko has unveiled the salary of new Moldovan national team head coach Lilian Popescu and the amount of bonuses paid to players in case of a win or a draw, – Logos Press reports.
Moldovan para-judoists Ion Basoc and Oleg Kretsul have successfully performed at the European Championship in para-judo among athletes with visual impairment (IBSA), which ended in Tbilisi (Georgia), – reports Logos Press.
PSG’s French striker Ousmane Dembele received the Ballon d’Or during the prestigious award ceremony held the day before at the Châtelet Theater in Paris,” Logos Press reported.
Greco-Roman wrestler Vitaly Eremenko won the small final of the competition in the weight category up to 63 kg at the World Olympic Wrestling Championships, which ended in Zagreb (Croatia), and won the second medal of the Moldovan national team at the tournament, – reports Logos Press.
For players’ participation in next year’s FIFA World Cup (World Cup), clubs with rights to them will receive compensation from the Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), totaling a record $355 million, Logos Press reported.
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?
Nine Moldovan athletes won 11 medals at the World Para-Armwrestling Championship held in Albena, Bulgaria, Logos Press reported.
Five Moldovan karate players took prizes at the Grand Prix of Budapest (Hungary), organized by the World Karate Federation (WKF), – reports Logos Press.
Moldovan athlete Irina Ryngach took the third place in the weight category up to 65 kg at the World Olympic Wrestling Championships, held in the capital of Croatia, – reports Logos Press.
Soccer club “Politehnica-UTM” (Chisinau), formed before the beginning of the season on the basis of “Saksan” (Ceadir-Lunga, ATU Gagauzia) and Radu Rebezhi’s academy, has won the first victory in the Super League – with the score 4:1 was defeated by “Spartanii-Sportul” (Chisinau), – reports Logos Press.
The Executive Committee of the Moldovan Football Federation (FMF) has announced the appointment of 51-year-old Lilian Popescu as head coach of the national team, – Logos Press reports.
American boxer Terence Crawford defeated Mexican Saul Canelo Alvarez by unanimous decision of the judges in the title fight for the title of absolute world champion in the second middleweight division, held in Las Vegas (USA), – reports Logos Press.
The head of the Sportul soccer academy, Viorel Cojocaru, who also heads the coaching staff of the youth team Spartanii-Sportul (Chisinau), has been fined by the Moldovan Football Federation (FMF) and suspended for two matches of the Moldovan under-11 championship, Logos Press reports.
Authorities of the U.S. cities that will host matches of the World Cup in 2026 are concerned about the lack of funding for the full range of events and have appealed to the Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) for help, – reports Logos Press.
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.
Nine Moldovan wrestlers were included in the TOP-10 of the world ranking of the International Olympic Wrestling Federation (UWW) in their weight categories, two of them – in the top three, – reports Logos Press.
The Moldovan Judo Federation has started the final phase of preparations for the first ever European Youth Judo Championship, which will be held from October 31 to November 2 at the Chișinău Arena, Logos Press reported.
