50. Ilya Maksimov, midfielder, Anzhi Despite the fact that Ilya Maksimov turns 29 in February, some people still consider him a young and promising player. Maksimov played 13 games for Zenit, six of these during the 2007 season when the club won its first Russian championship. Since then he has represented eight different Premier League and FNL clubs, and now it finally seems like he has found the right team. Maksimov, who has scored against Zenit, CSKA and Dinamo, is perhaps the brightest … [Read more...]
CSKA Moscow Close to First Summer Signing
May 24, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Although the Russian Premier League still has one more round to go before the summer break, it looks like CSKA Moscow has already finished their first transfer. After a season without any titles, the Muscovites are looking to strengthen their squad in order to compete with the newly crowned champions from Zenit St. Petersburg next season. According to the Russian sports-paper Sport-Express CSKA has almost closed the deal with Kuban Krasnodar’s Bulgarian midfielder Ivelin Popov. The 27 year … [Read more...]
