Category: Russia
Catching CSKA Moscow – The Russian Premier League Midseason Report
By Saul Pope -
We're at the halfway point in the Russian Premier League season, and according to the bookmakers CSKA Moscow are the overwhelming favo ...
Back to the Future – Could Russia Return to the Old League Schedule?
By Saul Pope -
Andrey Arshavin may not garner the attention he did in his Zenit pomp, but his recent comment on the current Russian league calendar w ...
Dinamo Moscow vs. Spartak Moscow – Visiting Russia’s Oldest Derby
By Manuel Veth -
“I hate Khimki” it is a phrase that was often reiterated while we made our way to the town outside of Moscow where we planned to vis ...
A Tactical Analysis of CSKA Moscow vs. Manchester United
By Andrew Flint -
With a combined age of 69, CSKA's experienced centre back pairing of Sergey Ignashevich and Vasiliy Berezutskiy should have faced a ...
Andrei Kanchelskis – An Embodiment of the New Russian
Daniel Armstrong -
Socialism as a concept contradicts its relationship to football. The ideals of community and social management have done much to s ...
Football National League – Reforming Russia’s Second Division
By Saul Pope -
Geographically speaking, Russia's second division Football National League (FNL) is the largest in the world. It outsizes the Russian ...
