Benedikt Höwedes is a German former professional footballer who played as a defender. He spent the majority of his playing career for Schalke 04, which he captained for six seasons, and represented the Germany national football team from 2011 to 2017. At international level, Höwedes won the World Cup with Germany in 2014, and was one of only three players to play every single minute of the tournament. Höwedes described himself as a 'multi-functional player' in the defence, who can play in the centre or as both a left or right-sided full back.
Sergei Nikolayevich Lavrentyev is a Russian professional football coach and a former player.
Dzsenifer Marozsán is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for French club Lyon. She previously played for 1. FC Saarbrücken and 1. FFC Frankfurt in the German Frauen Bundesliga and the Germany national team. Born in Hungary, she represented Germany at international level.
Yulia Vyacheslavovna Lipnitskaya is a Russian retired competitive figure skater. She was part of the Russian team that won the 2014 Winter Olympics team trophy. Individually, Lipnitskaya is the 2014 World silver medalist, the 2014 European champion, the 2013–14 Grand Prix Final silver medalist, and a two-time Russian national silver medalist. As a junior, Lipnitskaya won the 2012 World Junior Championships, 2011–12 JGP Final, and 2012 Russian Junior Championships. She retired from the professional sport in 2017 due to injuries and anorexia nervosa.
Elvira Zurabovna Todua is an Abkhazian, Georgian, Russian football goalkeeper who plays for CSKA Moscow of the Russian Women's Football Championship.
Elena Fomina is a former Russian football midfielder, who played for ShVSM Izmailovo in the Russian women's football championship She previously played for Spartak Moscow, Chertanovo Moscow, CSK VVS Samara, Lada Togliatti and Nadezhda Noginsk.
Yulia Emelyanova is a Ukrainian football player, currently playing as a striker for Voskhod Stara Mayachka in Ukrainian High League. She previously played for Energiya Voronezh and ShVSM Izmailovo in the Russian Championship.
Pernille Mosegaard Harder is a Danish professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or a forward for Frauen-Bundesliga club Bayern Munich and the Denmark national team. In September 2020, she became the world's most expensive female footballer following her transfer from VfL Wolfsburg to Chelsea, but the record was broken in September 2022 by Keira Walsh when she was signed to Barcelona. She is considered one of the best footballers in the world.
Yulia Sergeevna Peresild is a Russian stage actress, singer and cosmonaut.
Yulia Gordeeva is a Russian footballer. For most of her career, she played as a striker, but recently she changed position to play as a defender for Chertanovo Moscow and the Russia national team.
Ekaterina Stepanenko is a former Russian footballer. She played as a midfielder for Izmailovo Moscow and the Russia national team.
Alla Sidorovskaya is a former Russian footballer. She played as a midfielder for Izmailovo Moscow and the Russia national team.
Nelli Vitalyevna Korovkina is a Russian footballer. She plays as a striker for WFC Zenit and the Russia national team.
Anastasia Pozdeeva is a Russian footballer. She plays as a midfielder for Zenit and the Russia national team.
Elena Medved is a former Russian footballer. She played as a defender for Ryazan and the Russia national team.
Yulia Sergeyevna Grichenko is a Russian footballer. She plays as a goalkeeper for Zenit in the Russian Championship and the Russia national team.
CSP Izmailovo, formerly ShVSM Izmailovo, was a women's association football club based in Moscow, Russia. Founded in 2006, they began play in 2007 but folded in June 2014 during the Russian Women's Football Championship season.
Linda Dallmann is a German professional footballer who plays for Frauen-Bundesliga club Bayern Munich and the Germany national team.
Julia Sergeyevna Apostoli is a Russian-born Greek former professional tennis player who represented the Soviet Union and Greece.
Nadiia Volodymyrivna Khavanska is a Ukrainian footballer, who plays as a midfielder for Turkish club 1207 Antalya Spor, and the Ukraine women's national team.
