Author: Futbolgrad
Metalurh-Stal Merger – Re-Shuffling Post-Soviet Football Networks
On June 7 Futbolgrad ran a story that Metalurh Donetsk may cease operations and merge with FC Stal Dniprodzerzhynsk. This news was confirmed on the we ...
Dinamo Moscow – Banned For FFP Violations
Dinamo Moscow has been excluded by UEFA from next year’s Europa League on the grounds of breaching Financial Fair Play (FFP) regulations. The club has ...
Sergey Rodionov – The Elk Returns to Fix Spartak
Sergey Rodionov was in many ways a Thomas Müller kind of player - someone who doesn’t stand out for his technical skills but rather for his impressive ...
Viktor Goncharenko – Boom or Bust in Yekaterinburg
By Manuel Veth -
Viktor Goncharenko was once considered one of the brightest coaching talents in the post-Soviet space. Goncharenko is a native of Kh ...
Dmitriy Alenichev – Re-Building the Spartak Spirit
By Saul Pope -
In any other league it would seem absurd: the manager of the team finishing bottom of the table leaving his club to take the reins at ...
The Chase for Yevhen Konoplyanka
Sami Khedira’s free transfer to Juventus Turin means that Yevhen Konoplyanka is the biggest free agent signing left on this summer’s transfer market. ...
