Category: Russia

Russia Debates the Naturalization of Players
By Saul Pope -
Naturalization of players has once again become a hot topic in Russian football. The possibility of naturalizing foreigners to play fo ...

Cheryshev – Caught in Real’s Golden Cage
By Manuel Veth -
On Thursday FIFA announced that both Real Madrid and Atlético Madrid have been banned from registering new players in the next two t ...

Pavlyuchenko – Last Stand at Kuban Krasnodar
By Andrew Flint -
For a forward who earned over 50 international caps with a respectable strike rate and scored in a victorious European Championship ...

Seydou Doumbia – Caught In Limbo
By Andrew Flint -
As the Russian winter transfer window really kicks into gear after the New Year and Orthodox Christmas celebrations, Seydou Doumbia ...

The Zenit Transfer Carousel Starts Spinning
By Saul Pope -
Despite manager André Villas-Boas' imminent departure, Zenit Saint Petersburg are being linked with pretty much every Russia-eligible ...

Sergey Tkachev Departure Signals Kuban Demise
By Andrew Flint -
There's confidence, then there's Sergey Tkachev. The geography and size of Russia mean that there are very few cities with more tha ...