Two weeks ago, the Armymen disappointed 53,000 spectators in a frozen Luzhniki. The side gave a poor performance in the second half of the match against Viktoria Plzen (1-2) and lost any chance to continue their Champions League campaign. Furthermore, CSKA's chances to secure a place in the Europa League have gotten smaller. Since then, the Red-Blues lost 2 points in an away match in Rostov-on-Don (0-0) and were unconvincing in a victory against Enisey Krasnoyarsk (2-1). Now, to continue … [Read more...]
Vladimir Fedotov: Legend of Rivals
December 6, 2018 by Leave a Comment
Vladimir Fedotov's mural at the VEB Arena | Vitaly Leonov/RFN Fedotov is a name synonymous with the war-time hero and CSKA goal-scoring machine, Grigoriy Fedotov. However, almost only one player has ever crossed the great Moscow divide to warm both the hearts and minds of both Spartak and CSKA - his son, Vladimir Fedetov. When he passed away thousands of Red-Blues and Red-Whites came to see the great footballer and coach to his final journey. As well as his father Vladimir has now been … [Read more...]
Champions League Preview: CSKA Moscow – Viktoria Plzen
November 26, 2018 by Leave a Comment
Russian Football News International breaks have always created problems for CSKA and their small squad. The players of the Russian team had returned on Thursday - just one day before the important away match in Grozny. The Red-Blues as always awaits Luzhniki’s support. 72,000 spectators attended the match against Real, 64,000 people watched the match against Roma. On Friday, CSKA’s CEO Roman Babaev announced that 51,000 tickets had already been sold despite the expected temperature of … [Read more...]
Match Preview: A History of CSKA - Zenit
November 11, 2018 by Leave a Comment
CSKA tifo at the VEB Arena | CSKA News CSKA and Zenit are the only Russian sides to have won the UEFA Cup (in 2005 and 2008 accordingly) and the Petersburgers also won the UEFA Supercup in 2008. Every clash of top-clubs is full of intrigues: current capital Moscow against older capital St. Petersburg, the richest Gazprom’s side vs the economical Giner’s club, CSKA legend Sergey Semak as Zenit’s coach against his native side. In the RPL, the sides have met 46 times and the record is equal: 15 … [Read more...]
Champions League Preview: CSKA Moscow – AS Roma
November 7, 2018 by Leave a Comment
CSKA - Roma | Russian Football News After the heroic match against Real Madrid, CSKA have fallen into somewhat of a crisis. The Muscovites have won just one match out of their last six, against relegation-threatened Anzhi Makhachkala. AS Roma crushed CSKA at the Stadio Olimpico on the third European matchday 3-0. On Saturday, the Army Men dominated against Dinamo Moscow but dropped two points after a boring goalless draw. The Red-Blues are awaiting Luzhniki’s support. Though it is … [Read more...]
Europa League Preview: Zenit St. Petersburg - Girondins
October 25, 2018 by Leave a Comment
In the last rounds preview, Richard Pike mentioned that October and November always prove difficult months for Zenit. READ MORE: Zenit and the Winter Curse Such teams as Zenit have always had troubles after an international break. On Sunday, the Petersburgers played away against Dinamo Moscow and lost to their rivals 0-1 after a reckless Driussi sending off. But the main news for Zenit came outside the pitch. While players were going on national duty, Kokorin with his best friend Mamaev … [Read more...]
Champions League Preview: AS Roma – CSKA Moscow
October 23, 2018 by Leave a Comment
AS Roma - CSKA Moscow | Russian Football News Three weeks ago, CSKA sensationally defeated Real Madrid 1-0 in a crowded Luzhniki. After two matchdays the side now is a surprising leader of Group G. But the up-and-down season is continuing. After that great victory, the youngsters lost to Lokomotiv 0-1 despite having a one-man advantage, lost in the first round of the Cup of Russia to FNL side Tyumen but just after the international break defeated Anzhi Makhachkala in Kaspiysk. CSKA have … [Read more...]
CSKA vs Spartak: A Turbulent Refereeing History
September 23, 2018 by Leave a Comment
A glorious tifo by the fratria in Spartak’s title-winning 16/17 campaign | Photo: Ultras-Tifo No matter which side you support, the derby game is always the go-to fixture of the season, as a result, all derbies are very emotional. These emotions impact on fans, on players and of course on referees. After almost every derby, the loser (and sometimes winners) complain about the refereeing. Let’s review some refereeing scandals in the derby. Blind Referees At the end of the game in 1997, … [Read more...]
CSKA - Spartak: The Great Moscow Derby
September 21, 2018 by 1 Comment
Known for it's ferocious atmosphere on and off the field, here is a Fratria display mocking one of CSKA's monikers (koni, horses) | Photo: Эдгар Брещанов/Василий Пономарев, Sportbox.ru The first main Moscow derby of the season takes place at the VEB Arena on Sunday night. Instead of a usual preview of the game, we decide to look back into the long history of the rivalry. During the Soviet Union It is considered the first derby took place on June 1, 1922, when OLLS (CSKA) defeated MKS … [Read more...]
Europa League Preview: FC Copenhagen – Zenit St. Petersburg
September 18, 2018 by Leave a Comment
Group C, Matchday One - Parken Stadium, Copenhagen Zenit won the UEFA Cup in 2008 and since then Gazprom, the owner and main sponsor of Zenit dream to repeat this success in the Europa League. However, the only achievement of the side from the Neva has been reaching the quarter-final in 2014/15. Coach Sergei Semak has a difficult task on his hands: to return the league title to St. Petersburg and reach the semi-final of Europa League. Just two days after the match in Copenhagen, Zenit will … [Read more...]
