Category: Russia 2018

Baltika Kaliningrad – Politics Dictate Salvation
Manuel Veth -
Former Lokomotiv Moscow President Olga Smorodskaya is rumoured to become the CEO of Football National League side Baltika Kaliningrad. ...

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 ...

Russia’s World Cup: Stadium and Urban Development in Ekaterinburg
Sven Daniel Wolfe -
The World Cup is not just about the clashes between national teams on the pitch. These battles are the highlight, of course, and ...

Russia’s 2018 World Cup – A Conversation Beyond Sport
Sven Daniel Wolfe -
Sven Daniel Wolfe from the University of Zürich is looking ahead to some of the issues Russia could be facing when the county is ...

Anton Mitryushkin – Next stop Germany
Manuel Veth -
Anton Mitryushkin has long been considered one of the brightest goalkeeping talents in Russian football. But, nevertheless, his youth t ...

Fedor Chalov – CSKA Moscow’s Impetus for Change
Manuel Veth -
Although CSKA Moscow’s performance on Tuesday night against Bayer Leverkusen was an improvement on recent play, the eventual 1-1 draw ...