Kirov overlooking the glorious Gazprom Arena | James Nickels/RFN Zenit have been knocked out of the Europa League. Following Sardar Azmoun's heroics in the round of 32 against Fenerbahce, Zenit fans were understandably pleased to learn that their team had been drawn against Villarreal in the next round, a side fighting relegation in the La Liga. This draw was quite a favourable one, with only two or three teams that were worse on paper than the Yellow Submarine. One would have expected the … [Read more...]
What Happened to Russia’s succesful 2008 Squad?
January 20, 2015 by 2 Comments
When you talk about the 2008 EURO tournament, most people will talk about the amazing Russian team, which reached the semifinals, where they lost to the later champions from Spain. This was the beginning of the Spanish world domination, but even though the Russians did not win the gold medals, they won the hearts of the football world. Names like Zhirkov, Arshavin and Pavlyuchenko suddenly became world famous, and several of the Russian players were on the short lists of Europe’s biggest clubs. … [Read more...]
Injuries
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