Russian fans often scorn the RPL clubs when they complain about having to play midweeks. Invariably, they cite the English Premier League as an example: "Look, they've been playing midweeks all the time since time immemorial, and they are no worse for wear." Yes, they have and they are, but there's a nuance. This season, the furthest north-south travel in the English Premier League is 471 km long (flying distance between Newcastle and Bournemouth; all further distances are given as flying), … [Read more...]
The Russian-English Premier Liga & English Football National League
January 8, 2019 by Leave a Comment
Lombaerts Needs to Look Beyond Russia and Zenit St. Petersburg
March 15, 2016 by 1 Comment
Already out of the Champions League and unlikely to return next season Lombaerts needs to choose his next move carefully. As the final whistle blew on Zenit St Petersburg's 2-1 Champions League defeat to Benfica, Nicolas Lombaerts was probably left wondering what could have been. Zenit and Lombaerts had been near-faultess in the group phase, picking up five wins in their first five games – as well as two clean sheets – to top their pool with a game to spare. Champions League glory and a … [Read more...]
English Premier League Exports to Russia
August 30, 2014 by 4 Comments
Dynamo Moscow • Chris Samba (Blackburn 2007 - 2012 & QPR 2013) • Alex Buttner (Manchester United 2012 - 2014) • Yuri Zhirkov (Chelsea 2009 - 2011) Chris Samba arrived in the English Premiership as an unheralded £500,000 signing from unfashionable Hertha Berlin, and left England for the second time having to defend wages of £100,000 a week in a relegated QPR side. In fact, in the last two and a half years, he has commanded total transfer fees of around £50 million. It is safe to say his … [Read more...]
