

Russian Cup
Alexander Gorshkov is smarter than Mark van Bommel
By: Ivan |I bet you all remember Mark van Bommel’s expression at Real vs. Bayern clash in Champions League. But Alexander Gorshkov of Zenit Saint Petersburg is much smarter than headstrong Dutch – he didn’t make it so evidently. Ukrainian midfielder equalized in Russian Cup match against Saturn Ramenskoe and led Zenit to quarterfinal. And sent a [...]
Champions Title Means No Need to Score
By: Ivan |CSKA Moscow, Premier League champions and Russian Cup’ last winners, lost in 5th round. Krylya Sovetov Samara beat them 2:0. Spartak Moscow, eternal rival of CSKA, progressed to next round and in some sense won over their concurrent.
Few days ago the only argument for Spartak was that they were relegated from UEFA Cup two hours [...]
Start of a Season!
By: Ivan |Usually there is nothing interesting about 18th February in Russia. But this year it’s a start of season. Mighty Spartak and CSKA faced not so menacing Sibir Novosibirsk and Krylya Sovetov Samara in 5th round of Russian Cup. The temperature was about -10 C (look at this gorgeous pantyhose on photo!).
Spartak won 1:0 but coach [...]






