Russian football was this week shocked by the sudden announcement that Amkar Perm's legendary Bulgarian midfielder Georgi Peev was terminating his contract and retiring from football with immediate effect at the age of 37. Such an announcement, midway through a season, would in most cases be presumed to be related to injury, but in the case of Peev, a bust up with veteran manager Gadzhi Gadzhiev pushed him over the edge. Gadzhiev, who has been in charge of Amkar since 2015, and has managed at a … [Read more...]
Preview: Thursday’s Matches
September 26, 2013 by Leave a Comment
I take a look at Thursday's fixtures in the RPL, featuring Lokomotiv and Dynamo. Loko will be looking to continue their good form and will be full of confidence after beating Dynamo last week. Dynamo, on the other hand, need to start picking up wins if they want to be challenging for the European places come the end of the season. Amkar v Rostov These two teams come into this match with contrasting form. Amkar have lost just 1 of their last 5 games, whereas visitors Rostov have lost 3 of … [Read more...]
