Category: Russia
Back to the USSR – The post-Soviet Futbolgrad League
Manuel Veth -
The re-creation of the Soviet Vysshaya Liga was a big topic on last week’s Futbolgrad Podcast. Asked by one of our listeners on which t ...
Russia and the Quest for a New Magical Number 10
Manuel Veth -
Last week’s topic on the Futbolgrad Podcast was the impact of chess on the creation of the magical number 10 in Soviet and post-Soviet ...
Ahmed Musa – Back to the Future at CSKA?
Saul Pope -
When Ahmed Musa signed for Leicester City from CSKA Moscow for a club record £16 million in 2016, I told my Leicester-supporting friends ...
Sofiane Hanni – Spartak’s Latest Signing Introduced
Manuel Veth -
Spartak Moscow announced the signing of Algerian playmaker Sofiane Hanni, and for a brief moment, there was excitement among Southampto ...
Quincy Promes – Decision Day is Here!
Manuel Veth -
As we head into the final day of the January transfer window, one of the big questions surrounds the future of Spartak Moscow winger Qu ...
Vsevolod Bobrov – The Individual Within the Collective
Manuel Veth -
I like a good challenge. Hence, when a Futbolgrad Podcast listener challenged me on Twitter to come up with a 1000-word comparison betw ...
