An early goal from Teemu Pukki provided Finland with a comfortable 1-0 victory over Estonia and kept their record perfect in the Nations League.
An early goal from Teemu Pukki provided Finland with a comfortable 1-0 victory over Estonia and kept their record perfect in the Nations League.
The lone goal of the match came in the 7th minute, courtesy of Finland’s Teemu Pukki.
Sergei Eremenko
FIFA has cleared teenage midfielder Sergei Eremenko to play for Russia at the World Cup by approving his change of national eligibility from Finland.
A request by the Russian Football Union was approved on Monday, FIFA said.
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Former Tottenham Hotspur and England defender Gary Stevens’ proposed move to Thai League (T1) club Ubon UMT United has fallen through after a failure to agree terms, with former Premier League striker Mixu Paatelainen taking over as head coach instead.
Ubon announced that they had appointed Stevens in December, following the departure of Scott Cooper from the club.
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Roman Eremenko will spend another year on the sideline.
The Court of Arbitration for Sport has upheld a two-year ban for CSKA Moscow midfielder Roman Eremenko for a positive test for cocaine.
CAS says the ban imposed by UEFA was “appropriate” and dismissed the Finland international’s appeal.
The ban will expire on Oct. 5, 2018, when Eremenko will be 31.
Eremenko tested positive after playing in a Champions League game for CSKA Moscow against Bayer Leverkusen last September. The 2-2 result was not affected despite Eremenko scoring CSKA’s second goal.
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