Category: Russia
Boycott Russia 2018 World Cup? Not if the West Really Wants to Punish Putin
By David McArdle -
From the moment Russia was awarded the 2018 World Cup, calls to boycott the tournament from Western media have rarely ceased. Whe ...
Russia 2018 and her Doomed Four-Year World Cup Plan
By Manuel Veth -
With two games gone, Russia have been far from impressive at this year’s World Cup. Although the country are not considered serious ...
The Crimea Precedent – How Tavriya and FK Sevastopol remap European football
By Manuel Veth -
The annexation of Crimea has raised doubts about the status of its football clubs FK Sevastopol and Tavriya Simferopol and whether t ...
Gazprom Football Empire – the creation of a global image campaign
By Manuel Veth -
In 2008 Zenit Saint Petersburg became only the second Russian club to win a major European trophy when they beat Glasgow Rangers in ...
Russian Football Hooliganism – the Caucasian Divide
By Yan Matusevich -
Keeping politics out of football has been a FIFA slogan for years, a policy the organization strives to promote by showcasing th ...
The Ugly Side of FC Zenit St Petersburg
By Yan Matusevich -
Going to the Petrovsky Stadium to watch Zenit St Petersburg had been a tradition in my family for over three generations. With j ...