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Football National League – Reforming Russia’s Second Division
By Saul Pope -
Geographically speaking, Russia's second division Football National League (FNL) is the largest in the world. It outsizes the Russian ...
Luch-Energiya Vladivostok – Financial Difficulties Show Need for League Reform
By Manuel Veth -
Life is tough in Russia’s second division, the Football National League (FNL). Unlike the Russian Football Premier League (RFPL), w ...
Rouble Crisis in Russia Adding to World Cup Preparation Fears
Russia’s well-documented rouble trouble and recession is having a major impact on the country’s football clubs who have already signed a memorandum to ...
World Cup Lessons: What Brazil 2014 could mean for Russia 2018
By Manuel Veth -
The World Cup 2014 in Brazil was hailed by some media outlets as the greatest tournament of all time. But while the action on the p ...
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 ...
Sheriff Tiraspol – Moldova’s De Facto Conquerors
By David McArdle -
For the past twelve seasons, Moldova’s top division - Divizia Naţională - has been monopolised by FC Sheriff Tiraspol, who have wo ...
