The "basket" lattice of the Volgograd Arena | Stroytransgaz 2020 is already a historic year for Rotor Volgograd. For the first time since 2004, the club will play in the elite division of Russian football. The coming season promises to be a very tough football year for the blue forces. Although Rotor has an experienced trainer, an ultramodern stadium, a large hinterland, and a loyal support base, Rotor can never keep up with the rest financially. On May 15, the Executive Committee of the … [Read more...]
Reunion Cancelled: CSKA Legend Vágner Love Signs For Kairat
June 24, 2020 by Leave a Comment
Vagner Love mural at CSKA's VEB Arena | Toke Theilade Vágner Love will not return to CSKA Moscow for the fourth time in his career. The striker openly flirted with the club where he celebrated many successes, but everything indicates that the 36-year-old Brazilian is now heading to Kairat Almaty. Vágner Love, who picked up 25 caps for Brazil through his career, is a free agent since the termination of his contract with Corinthians. Almost immediately stories arose about a possible … [Read more...]
Inside Abkhazia: “Our Football is in a Coma”
April 4, 2020 by Leave a Comment
Abkhazian players at the 2016 ConIFA World Cup | Beslan Lagulaa The coronavirus has gripped the world and also has a major impact on football. Most competitions are on hold and that also applies to the Abkhazian Premier League. However, there is one big difference: football has not been played in Abkhazia for some time. The 27th edition of the Abkhazian Premier League was due to start in September 2019 but was postponed until the spring of 2020. The reason is plain and simple: there are … [Read more...]
The Sibir Collapse: What Went Wrong And What Happens Next
January 28, 2020 by Leave a Comment
Spartak Stadium, Novosibirsk | Gelio-NSK Almost 10 years ago, the greatest football miracle in the history of Sibir Novosibirsk took place. In front of 11,500 spectators, The Eagles beat Dutch football powerhouse PSV Eindhoven 1-0. However, after that victory the decline started. Sibir was relegated, plummeted deep into debt and went bankrupt last summer. Sibir lost 0-1 to Sochi on May 4, 2019. Thereby, for the first time since 2005, Sibir Novosibirsk disappeared from the first two elite … [Read more...]
Will Kokorin Stay Or Will He Go?
January 24, 2020 by Leave a Comment
Neil Salata/RFN It seemed like he never left at all. Last year Aleksandr Kokorin had been in jail for 133 days and did not play an official match since October 7, 2018. The court paroled the Zenit striker on September 17, 2019, and he joined the Zenit squad soon after. Recently, on January 21, he played his first (unofficial) football match in ages. Kokorin stood out immediately, scoring three goals and delivering one assist. While wearing the captain’s armband, the 28-year old … [Read more...]
Leonid Slutsky And The Astronauts Of Rubin Kazan
January 16, 2020 by Leave a Comment
Slutsky announced as new Rubin Kazan boss | rubin-kazan.ru On January 13th the squad of Rubin Kazan flew to Turkey for a training camp. There the club from Tatarstan will prepare for the second half of the Russian Premier League season in Antalya and will do so under the guidance of a new coach: Leonid Slutsky. The ever-smiling ex-coach of the Russian team stands for a real monster job. Rubin’s Relegation Fears Rubin Kazan is in thirteenth place in the RPL and therefore far from … [Read more...]
All The Russian Roads Are Open to Players from EAEU
December 20, 2019 by Leave a Comment
Rostov's Baktiyar Zaynutdinov is one of the four players who will no longer be classed as a Legionnaire from next season | Getty Images Clubs in the Russian Premier League this season are not allowed to play more than six foreigners on the pitch. However, that rule will change for the coming 2020/21 season. In June, the football association decided to implement the so-called 8+17 rule. What Does The 8 + 17 Rule Mean? That rule implies the following: clubs may have a maximum of eight … [Read more...]
The Russian Elton John’ Revives Dream Of SKA Rostov
December 1, 2019 by Leave a Comment
Basta in SKA colours after purchasing the club. Vasily Vakulenko is now the owner of his hometown football club SKA Rostov. The popular Russian rapper, better known by his stage name ‘Basta’, cleared the club of all the debts and has already invested about €140,000. Basta wants to recapture the good old days of SKA. “Our main target is to create a strong, combat-ready team that will strengthen its position in the Professional Football League (Zone South) to ultimately join the Football … [Read more...]
Explained: The Conflict Between Leonid Slutsky and Rotor Volgograd
November 2, 2019 by Leave a Comment
Slutsky is a child of Volgograd. He was born there 48 years ago, studied physical education at the state university, played football and trained at various clubs in the region and will never forget his humble beginnings. The Leonid Slutsky Football School To help football to develop in his own Volgograd, in December 2016 Slutsky decided to set up his own football school. Quickly 200 to 250 soccer players signed up. At the opening prominent athletes were present such as Yelena … [Read more...]
