Football Leaks | IEC The latest set of revelations in the FootballLeaks campaign conducted by the EIC Network involve several Russian clubs. The leaks show that the owners of four RPL clubs, namely Dinamo Moscow, Lokomotiv Moscow, Rubin Kazan and Zenit St. Petersburg pumped millions of euros into the clubs between 2012 and 2015 in various seemingly illegitimate ways. It was also revealed that in certain cases, UEFA let the clubs off with either a lenient fine or no punishment altogether. … [Read more...]
Analysing the Potential Emirates-Anzhi Sponsorship Deal
December 3, 2018 by Leave a Comment
Anzhi Arena in Makhachkala. Photo: Andy Shenk/RFN If there's a club in Russia that never fails to surprise, it's the pearl of Dagestan, Anzhi Makhachkala. In the 27 years the club has existed, Anzhi has seen it all. They've been purchased by a billionaire, signed players like Roberto Carlos and Samuel Eto'o, defeated Liverpool in the Europa League, got relegated to the FNL and then became worst team in Europe. Now, it has emerged that the Southern club could join many others in Europe … [Read more...]
Analysing Rubin Kazan’s Involvement in Football Leaks
November 20, 2018 by Leave a Comment
Football Leaks | IEC The latest set of revelations in the FootballLeaks campaign conducted by the EIC Network involve several Russian clubs. The leaks show that the owners of four RPL clubs, namely Dinamo Moscow, Lokomotiv Moscow, Rubin Kazan and Zenit St. Petersburg pumped millions of euros into the clubs between 2012 and 2015 in various seemingly illegitimate ways. It was also revealed that in certain cases, UEFA let the clubs off with either a lenient fine or no punishment altogether. … [Read more...]
An Interview with Chertanovo Director Nikolay Larin: “This is a unique project not only for Russia, but for all of Europe”
November 10, 2018 by Leave a Comment
Nikolay Larin, Chertanovo's Director. | Photo: SovSport We recently had the pleasure of interviewing Chertanovo director Nikolay Larin. In the exclusive interview conducted through Chertanovo's press officer, we talked about Chertanovo's long and short-term goals, the impact of the World Cup on Chertanovo, and many other topics. The interview, for the first-time ever in the English press, will follow. In case you missed it, check out yesterday's accompanying post on the progress of the … [Read more...]
Injuries, Loss of Form and Inability: Sbornaya’s Striker Issue
May 10, 2018 by Leave a Comment
With under a month and a half left to go till the World Cup kicks off at the Luzhniki, Russia still has a few selection dilemmas on their hands, especially at the back and up front. Unlike the centre-back slots, however, the nation does have a stock of good strikers in playing condition, but due to various issues picking them has become a headache. We take a look at the various options and the reasons to choose, and not to choose them in the 23-man squad. The Constants Traditionally, … [Read more...]
World Cup 2018 City Guide: Volgograd
January 16, 2018 by 1 Comment
Volgograd at a Glance Population: 1.025m Stadium: Volgograd Arena Number of matches: 4 Tunisia - England Nigeria - Iceland Saudi Arabia - Egypt Japan - Poland Due to its history, Volgograd is an iconic city inside of Russia. During the Soviet era it was known as Stalingrad, and it was here the Soviet Union won one of the most important victories during the World War II. On the football pitch, the city of Volgograd has also endured great victories, although local pride Rotor Volgograd is … [Read more...]
Valery Gazzaev - The Ossetian Polymath
January 3, 2018 by Leave a Comment
A polymath isn’t usually a word you use to describe a person associated with football, but in Valery Gazzaev’s case, an exception can definitely be made. Gazzaev scored more than a 100 goals as a player, made history as a manager, is often seen talking about reforms in Russian football and is a member of the Duma. Wherever the man goes, he makes an impact, which makes him one of the most revered figures in Russian football. Gazzaev was born in the Ossetian city of Ordzhonikidze (now … [Read more...]
Reminiscing 2005: CSKA Moscow’s Golden Year
December 17, 2017 by Leave a Comment
Ever since its inception in 1911, CSKA Moscow has seen everything. From being forced to withdraw from the league in 1952, to winning the last ever Soviet championship in 1991. However there has undoubtedly never been a year as special in the club’s history as 2005, when the Red-Blues became the first and only Russian club to win the treble. Fans remember Yuri Zhirkov’s goal to put the horses, as the club is known, ahead in the UEFA Cup Final in Lisbon like it was yesterday, for it is probably … [Read more...]
