Category: Russia
FC Rostov vs CSKA Moscow – Match Preview
Manuel Veth -
Our match of the weekend takes us to Rostov for FC Rostov vs CSKA Moscow. It is the first time the two teams have met since the dramat ...
Andrei Kanchelskis – The Lost Art of the Winger
Manuel Veth -
The dynamics of football have changed dramatically over the years. Positions have evolved so much so that ball control, attacking play ...
Best Europa League Matches of All-Time
Manuel Veth -
Especially in the past decade, supporters in the eastern Europe have had much to cheer about in the continent’s second most prestigious ...
Giuliano – Presenting Zenit’s New Action Hero
Manuel Veth -
“Giuliano is the new leader of Zenit!” the headline screamed on the Russian sports portal sports.ru. Indeed, Giuliano’s club, Zenit, ha ...
Spartak vs Lokomotiv – Two Rivals with Equal Problems
Ilya Sokolov -
On April 30 I watched Spartak’s Zé Luís score a stoppage time goal at Lokomotiv Stadium in Moscow, making the score 2:0 for Spartak in ...
A Soviet Story in an Alternative Football Manager Universe
Chris Brammer -
Eastern European football fans have long pondered what a Soviet national team (Sbornaya) would have looked like, had the Socialist ca ...
