Biography Name: Georgiy Tigiev DOB/Age: 26/05/1995 – 21 years old Club: Anzhi Makhachkala Position: Left Back Nationality: Russia Career to Date Having come through the ranks at Kuban Krasnodar, Tigiev made his senior breakthrough at Torpedo Moscow in 2015 as a 19 year old. At the tail end of the season, as Torpedo were fighting for their Premier League survival, Tigiev started the last five games, making his debut in a 2-2 draw vs Rubin Kazan, and his impressive performances earned him a … [Read more...]
Russia’s 2018 Dream Can Turn Into a Nightmare
November 8, 2014 by 1 Comment
When the official 2018 World Cup logo, a logo that reflected the Russian people’s heart and soul according to FIFA’s president, Sepp Blatter, was revealed in Moscow on the 28th of October, the countdown to the World’s biggest sporting event finally began. In an interview with FIFA’s official website, Russia’s minister of sport, Vitaly Mutko, stated earlier that “winning the right to host the FIFA World Cup was a dream come true for millions of Russians." Unfortunately, the World Cup may very … [Read more...]
ROUND TABLE: RUSSIAN FOOTBALL ROUND UP
October 26, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Rob (@RobDillonMTA) - Journalist who specializes in Russian football, Editor of More Than Arshavin Connor (@Con_027) - Russian Football follower, CSKA supporter, England resident Pavel (@russianpotter) - Nizhny Novgorod-based young journalist and Spartak supporter, currently in Vancouver John (@JohnSager) - Russian Football follower, Zenit supporter, California resident ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1) What has been … [Read more...]
16 Stars Who Took Russia to the World Cup
October 17, 2013 by 1 Comment
The list itself comes from an October 16 photo feature on Sports.ru, while I did the write-ups. 1) Igor Akinfeev, Goalkeeper Overlooked by Dick Advocaat at Euro 2012' in favor of Vyacheslav Malafeev, the CSKA captain started every single qualifying game under Fabio Capello. He only conceded five goals during the campaign and broke the record for the longest clean sheet kept by a Russian goalkeeper in competitive matches. 2) Aleksandr Kerzhakov, Forward Zenit's Kerzhakov is always … [Read more...]
Ticket to Brazil Nearly Punched
October 15, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Rui Patricio held his head when the final whistle was blown at the Estadio do Dragao last Friday. His mistake, a poor low pass within reach of Eden Ben Basat, cost Portugal two points, which almost certainly sends the happy Russians to next year's carnival in Brazil. Russia's rampant win that same night, 4-0 away to Luxembourg, coupled with Portugal's draw, means they need just a single point in Baku on Tuesday. Capello's men lead the group by three points and are +7 in goal differential … [Read more...]
Round Table: National Team Predictions
October 11, 2013 by 7 Comments
Manuel (@homosovieticus) - PhD Student with focus on Soviet history and football, as well as blogger at Futbolgrad.com (@futbolgradlive) Ashraff (@serapdesengal) - Loko supporter and student in Moscow Andy (@AndyShenk) - Moscow-based writer and Russian language translator, Andy supports Anzhi Matt (@MattTidcombe) - Sports journalist, Rubin fan and team correspondent John (@JohnSager) - Russian Football follower, Zenit supporter, California … [Read more...]
Round Table: National Team Update
September 18, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Rob (@RobDillonMTA) - Journalist who specializes in Russian football, Editor of More Than Arshavin Xavier (@AxeMurderer60) - French Russian football fan and CSKA supporter Ashraff (@serapdesengal) - Loko supporter and student in Moscow Andy (@AndyShenk) - Moscow based writer and Russian language translator, Andy supports Anzhi _______________________________________________________________________________ 1) Who played best for Russia over the international break? Rob: … [Read more...]
Monday Rewind: September 9-16
September 16, 2013 by Leave a Comment
EDITOR'S PICK: It looks great for Russia as Capello brings the fab times back - London Evening Standard MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 9: Football Clubs, Don't Mess With Tradition! - GoalChatter Interview with Ibrahima Balde: "Kuban Krasnodar is making history" - Russian Football News TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10: Dynamo Fans Win Concession on New Stadium - RIA Novosti THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 12: Akinfeev relaxed ahead of CSKA's group return - UEFA.com Russia Announces Bid for Euro 2020 - … [Read more...]
Russia Begin Training for September Qualifiers
September 2, 2013 by Leave a Comment
The Russian national team is spending the first half of this week training in Moscow in preparation for World Cup qualifiers against Luxembourg and Israel on Friday and Tuesday, respectively. Monday evening, the squad gathered for a light practice at Torpedo’s Eduard Streltsov Stadium, a stone’s throw from the Moscow River. Given the Russian league’s full slate of action this weekend, the majority of Fabio Capello’s 25-man squad had played a full 90 minutes just the day before. Only the CSKA … [Read more...]
Capello Announces Squad for Luxembourg and Israel Qualifiers
August 31, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Russia boss Fabio Capello announced his final squad for the upcoming Luxembourg and Israel World Cup qualifiers. Russia, 2nd in Group F with 12 points and a game in hand on 1st-place Portugal (14 points), will host Luxembourg in Kazan on September 6 and Israel in St. Petersburg on September 10. Capello's men have yet to face Luxembourg, last in the group, though competitive with three draws in six outings. Israel, meanwhile, fell to Russia 4-0 at home last September and will be seeking … [Read more...]
