The Veles Post
Squad12 Oct 2026
The knee: Kirill Korolkov out for 49 days
49 days on the announcement, and a year of quiet, unwatched rehabilitation behind it. Veles lose a player for a season; he loses something harder to name.
Market12 Oct 2026
Oleg Smirnov asks to leave Veles
“I have given everything here and I need a new challenge.” The request is formal, and the relationship will never be quite the same again.
Match10 Oct 2026
4 matches without a win for Veles
The run now stands at 4, and the questions being asked around Veles are no longer polite ones.
Squad12 Oct 2026
Dmitry Sadov in a row with a teammate
It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at Veles this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Market12 Oct 2026
Veles promote Pavel Anokhin from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Pavel Anokhin has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
Match10 Oct 2026
Veles share the spoils with Mashuk
A 1‑1 draw with Mashuk leaves the dressing room somewhere between relief and regret.
The dugout12 Oct 2026
Mikhail Rybalko gets it from the manager
“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.
The dugout12 Oct 2026
Half-satisfied: Evgeni Belyaev on the draw
“There are things I liked and things we will be doing on Tuesday until they are right.” 1‑1, and a manager who had already decided what Tuesday looked like.
The dugout12 Oct 2026
Vladislav Galkin asks for a word with the manager
“I would rather say it to his face than read about it.” The meeting was requested by the player, which tells you most of what you need to know.
In brief
- Player ratings Kirill Korolkov runs at them all day
- The dugout When it matters, Yegor Sysoev plays
- Market Kirill Korolkov linked with a move away