Category: Features
Luiz Adriano – An Artilheiro for Spartak’s Title Challenge
Manuel Veth -
Luiz Adriano is headed to the Russian Football Premier League club Spartak Moscow. The move was first discussed on the Futbolgrad Podc ...
Neftchi Baku – A Phoenix from the Ashes
Fuad Alakbarov -
Once the great bastion of Azerbaijani and Soviet football, Neftchi Baku have long been suffering, and are now finally limping back f ...
Russia’s Doping Scandal and the 2018 World Cup
Manuel Veth -
The World Cup in Russia has come under new pressure after Russian officials told the New York Times that they no longer dispute doping ...
Andrey Lunev – A Rags to Riches Story?
Saul Pope -
Had someone told Andrey Lunev in August that he'd be moving to Zenit Saint Petersburg in December, I wonder whether he'd have laughed, fr ...
Capital Investment – SOCAR to purchase Inter Baku
Fuad Alakbarov -
Azerbaijan Premier League side Inter Baku are on the verge of being bought by Azerbaijan's state energy giant SOCAR.
Futbolgrad und ...
Georgi Dzhikiya and Spartak’s Transfer Arms Race with Zenit
Manuel Veth -
The Georgi Dzhikiya (or Georgi Jikia to use the Georgian spelling) transfer from Amkar Perm to Spartak Moscow is the latest episode in ...