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Gent’s Mayor Bans Zenit Fans from Attending Champions League Match
Just when Zenit Saint Petersburg are getting a good reputation in Europe, their past returns to haunt them. With the final group stage game against KA ...
World Cup 2018 – Future of Kaliningrad Stadium in Doubt
In September 2014 the Kaliningrad Stadium was one of two stadiums that saw its planned capacity reduced from 45,000 to 35,000 due to budget concerns. ...
Neustädter and Fernandes – Russia’s Naturalisation Candidates
By the time Euro 2016 is here, Russia will likely have naturalised a player for that squad. The announcement came from Russia manager Leonid Slutsky a ...
Back to the Future – Could Russia Return to the Old League Schedule?
By Saul Pope -
Andrey Arshavin may not garner the attention he did in his Zenit pomp, but his recent comment on the current Russian league calendar w ...
Discussion – The Pros and Cons of the 6+5 Rule in the Russian Premier League
By Saul Pope, and Manuel Veth -
The introduction of the so-called 6+5 rule in the Russian Premier League has been widely discussed in recent months. ...
Commentary – Tracking the Legionnaires of the Russian Premier League
The table in this article shows the average number of players that start games for each club that are eligible for the Russian national side. Players ...