Article by David Marinescu – Published Wednesday, January 28, 2026, 8:40 p.m. / Updated Wednesday, January 28, 2026, 8:41 p.m.
The show moderated by Ovidiu Ioanițoaia (80 years old), director of Gazeta Sporturilor and one of the most experienced journalists in the Romanian press, is back online. “Friends of Ovidiu” starts a new season. The first guest from 2026 is Pavel Badea, former football player of Craiova University and current president of CSU Craiova.
The show with Pavel Badea will be broadcast on Thursday, January 29, 2026, starting at 4:00 p.m.
The discussions will address the current ranking in the Superliga, the positioning of the University of Craiova and the battle for the title of champion with Rapid and Dinamo.
In addition, the guest speaks, for the first time, about the strained relations he has with Adrian Mititelu, but also about the collaboration with Mihai Rotaru.
Pavel Badea, revelations about countertops at “Friends of Ovidiu”
The former midfielder does not say “no” to sensitive topics, especially those related to the tables in which he participated before 1989and reveal, with subject and predicate, a match lost because they were asked to save another team from relegation.
The “Prietenii lui Ovidiu” show debuted six years ago, on October 9, 2019, with Mircea Lucescu as a guest. The producer of the show is the journalist Andrei Crăițoiu.
The extensive dialogues made in the GSP studio are transmitted on the gsp.ro website, as well as on Gazeta Sporturilor's social media platforms: Facebook and YouTube.
