Category: Russia

The Emmanuel Frimpong Incident – A Commentary
By Saul Pope and Manuel Veth -
Saul Pope – Evaluating Commentary on the Frimpong Incident
The Russian Premier League didn't even make it through the ...

Capello – Contract Termination Showcases Russia’s Failure To Reform
By Manuel Veth -
The saga is finally complete---the Russian Football Union (RFU) has announced the termination of Fabio Capello’s contract. Also, the ...

The Football National League – Organisers Play Russian Roulette
By Andrew Flint -
The organisation of the Russian league system has taken its predictable trajectory of twists and turns in the post season this summ ...

Zenit St. Petersburg – The End Of An Era
By Saul Pope -
Andrey Arshavin has left Zenit St. Petersburg, and Aleksandr Kerzhakov will at best play for the club's second team in 2015-16. Two le ...

CSKA Moscow – Red Army in Exile at the Khimki Arena
By Manuel Veth -
CSKA Moscow is one of the most storied clubs in Russian football. The club was originally founded in 1911 as part of the sports asso ...

Oleg Mkrtchyan – Armenian Football Kingpin
By Manuel Veth -
Just like that, it was all over for Donetsk’s second club Metalurh, as the club packed its bags and moved to Dniprodzerzhynsk. On Ju ...