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Today, the first semi-final of the Eurovision 2025 song contest will take place in Basel, Switzerland. The Azerbaijani representative, the "Mamagama" group, will perform in the second part of the semi-final under number 10. The group members Asef Mishiyev, Hasan Heydar, and Arif Imanov will perform the song "Run with U".
Our Eurovision representatives are also very fond of sports.
Idman.biz presents an interview with the members of the "Mamagama" group.
Asef Mishiyev, the football fan and soloist of "Mamagama", is interested in many sports: "I have been a fan of the Italian club "Inter" since I was six years old. I waited two months for the uniform I'm wearing. It's the original 1998 uniform. I am connected to "Inter" with all my heart. When our team loses, I get angry with them, but after a day I start to love them again. Over the years, I have researched many sources about the history of "Inter", and I am most fascinated by their history. In particular, the position the team took during the Second World War attracts my attention. "Inter" has always been a democratic team. It doesn't matter to me anymore whether they become champions or not. For example, this team does not always win and win big titles like "Barcelona", "Real Madrid", "Manchester City". Nevertheless, I have always loved and love this team. "Inter" has managed to be a big problem for big teams".
He stated that he supports "Neftchi" from Azerbaijani clubs: "Since I am from Baku, "Neftchi" has a special place for me. I am also a fan of e-sports. Although I cannot practice professionally, I always follow their championships. I would like us to have big and professional teams as well. Maybe there are such teams now, but we don't know them. Although I succeeded in becoming a musician, I did not succeed in e-sports. You have to do this from childhood. In the future, if my child says that he wants to do this, I will give him all the support I can. Sometimes parents get worried when they see that their children are very interested in computer games and try to direct them to another field. However, that child may become a good e-sportsman when he grows up. This field is quite promising and the earnings are high. You can see this by looking at the prize fund of the championships. I would very much like e-sports to develop in our country and championships to be held. Sponsors should also pay attention to this area. In this case, interest in e-sports will increase and new teams will emerge. Competition is an extremely important factor for development".
Guitarist Hasan Heydar is interested in mixed martial arts: "When I was a child, I was a fan of "Barcelona". When I finished school, I was already supporting "Tottenham". After 2010-2011, for some reason I stopped watching football. Football has lost its appeal to me. Since then, I have become more interested in UFC and MMA. There are Azerbaijani MMA fighters that I always follow. I can give Rafael Fiziyev and Tofig Musayev as examples. I really like Tofig's fight. He is very fast and agile."
Drummer Arif Imanov prefers playing sports to watching them: "I have been involved in basketball and swimming for a long time. Playing drums is also a heavy physical activity like sports. I go to the gym whenever I have time. In short, I love sports very much."
Aytac Sahed
Idman.biz
