The Pakhtakor Sentinel
The dugout6 Mar 2028
Abdurauf Bo'riev keeps the receipts
“I remember the meeting. I remember exactly what was promised in it.” Pakhtakor may remember it differently, which is precisely the problem.
Boardroom6 Mar 2028
Pakhtakor tie Aziz Ismailov down
A new deal for the man in the dugout, and the clearest thing a board can say without calling a press conference about it. Stability is cheap to promise and expensive to deliver.
Squad6 Mar 2028
Flamarion stays put
“The easiest signature of my career.” Flamarion and Pakhtakor agree another 3 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.
Boardroom6 Mar 2028
5 academy players handed senior numbers at Pakhtakor
The morning the pathway stops being a brochure and becomes a team sheet. Most of them will not be here in three years; all of them have already done the hard part, which was getting to today.
Market6 Mar 2028
Jaloliddin Masharipov steps up from the Pakhtakor academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Jaloliddin Masharipov has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
Market6 Mar 2028
Pakhtakor promote Dostonbek Abdullaev from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Dostonbek Abdullaev 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.
Market6 Mar 2028
Sardor Ahmedov steps up from the Pakhtakor academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Sardor Ahmedov has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
Market6 Mar 2028
Pakhtakor promote Eldor Abdullaev from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Eldor Abdullaev 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.
Match4 Mar 2028
Pakhtakor see off Bunyodkor
Three points for Pakhtakor, 1‑0 the final word against Bunyodkor in a contest settled by the finer margins.
In brief
- Squad A row about effort at Pakhtakor
- Squad Words exchanged at Pakhtakor
- Loan watch Muhammadrasul Abdumajidov has seen enough of Samgurali Tskaltubo