Author: Futbolgrad
Viktor Skripnik – A hint of Lobanovskyi at the Weserstadion
By Manuel Veth -
Viktor Skripnik is the man behind Werder Bremen’s revival during the second half of this year’s Bundesliga campaign. Little is left ...
Eastern Promises for Vojvodina and the Serbian Super Liga?
It was only a small news report. On Wednesday morning the Russian sports daily Sport Express announced that Rinat Akhmetov is one of many candidates w ...
Hulk contract at Zenit: Restructuring the Gazprom Empire
The announcement of Hulk’s contract extension with Zenit Saint Petersburg this week came as surprise for many observers of the Russian game.
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2014 – A most forgettable year in Russian football
By Toke Møller Theilade -
The Russian football world was optimistic when 2013 turned into 2014. The national team had qualified for the first World ...
Shakhtar Donetsk vs. Bayern – Akhmetov’s last dance?
Shakhtar Donetsk is at the end of its second training camp in Spain, which involves a heavy schedule of friendly matches, in a perhaps futile attempt ...
Stal Alchevsk withdrawal puts future of Ukrainian football in doubt
Donetsk, Mariupol, Alchevsk, and Luhansk, are some of the hotbeds of the on-going Civil War in Ukraine. The four cities are also the homes of six club ...
