With the transfer window being almost three weeks old, and Spartak Moscow being in United Arab Emirates on their first training camp this winter, the fans are starting to wonder what’s happening regarding transfers. The disappointing results in the autumn led General Director Sergei Rodionov to talk about a smaller spring cleaning in the squad during the winter, with up to six players leaving the club. So far, there have only been a few official announcements while the rumours are … [Read more...]
RPL Week 3: Goal of the Week and Highlights
August 4, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Goal of the Week: Yura Movsisyan, Spartak Moscow Kuban Krasnodar - FC Ufa 1-1 (1-0 Ignatyev, 1-1 Igboun) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0IK2yolIa9c Amkar Perm - Krylya Sovetov 1 - 0 (1-0 Belurokov) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L4BHAUdmtXM Zenit St. Petersburg - Terek Grozny 3 - 0 (1-0 Smolnikov, 2-0 Shatov, 3-0 Danny) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qwGo6MdqGvo CSKA Moscow - Anzhi Makhachkala 1 - 0 (1-0 … [Read more...]
5 Stars Who Could Leave Russia This Summer
June 12, 2015 by Leave a Comment
1: Yura Movsisyan, Spartak Moscow The Armenian striker extended his contract with Spartak in April. His new contract made him one of Spartak's best paid players. Movsisyan’s 14/15 season was unfortunately ruined by injuries, which explains why he only found the back net two times. Movsisyan has earlier been linked with big clubs like the German cup winners Wolfsburg, and Liverpool, but after his disappointing season it is unlikely that these clubs are still interested. Movsisyan’s next … [Read more...]
What’s next for Spartak’s Movsisyan?
June 7, 2015 by Leave a Comment
2015 has been a tumultuous year for Spartak Moscow’s Armenian striker Yura Movsisyan. In April the 27 year old striker signed a new four year contract, but only a month later him and his Armenian teammate Aras Özbiliz were involved in a controversial episode, where Özbiliz accused the former Spartak coach Murat Yakin of not selecting him and Movsisyan due to the conflict between Armenians and Turks regarding the Armenian Genocide. Özbiliz later withdrew his accusations, and it … [Read more...]
The Armenian Genocide Creates Problems at Spartak Moscow
May 2, 2015 by Leave a Comment
After nine months on the sideline due to an ACL injury, Spartak Moscow’s Armenian winger Aras Özbiliz returned to the normal training schedule in March this year. Özbiliz went through a surgery in September and at the end of November last year he finally returned to the training pitch to start his rehabilitation. Despite the good news, Özbiliz’s first time on the training pitch not been a success. In an interview with the Russian sports paper Sport-Express Özbiliz expressed his frustrations with … [Read more...]
Uninspiring Spartak Squeak Past Tom
September 2, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Spartak survived a poor start to grab a 2-1 win against lowly Tom in Cherkizovo yesterday. Spartak's goals were scored by Yura Movsisyan and Pavel Yakovlev, after Vladimir Rykov put the visitors ahead on seventh minute. Spartak made three changes from the side that lost 2-4 to St. Gallen on Thursday. Glushakov shook off his injury to return, while Yakovlev, Movsisyan, and Joao Carlos were also brought into the line up today. Valery Karpin, who's under increased pressure from the fans, picked … [Read more...]
Summer Special in Moscow: Spartak - Dynamo Kiev
June 29, 2013 by Leave a Comment
It's been decades since they battled for top honors in the Soviet league, but Spartak - Dynamo Kiev is still an important fixture, even when it's a preseason friendly. Days in advance, 8,000-plus Muscovites bought up every available ticket for the match at Eduard Streltsov Stadium on the southeast edge of downtown Moscow. Thursday's match, the first of the four-team United Tournament, featuring Spartak, Zenit, Shakhtar and Dynamo, went to the visitors, 1-0, on an Oleg Gusev penalty in the … [Read more...]
