

Team News
Spartak Moskva keeps winning under Valery Karpin
By: j |Spartak Moskva responded to last weeks loss to Dinamo with a overwhelming 4-0 victory over Saturn Moskovskaya Oblast.
The victory continues the extraordinary play under Valery Karpin that has seen Spartak climb to fifth in the table, winners of their last three of four matches. After Jürgen Röber’s side came close via Aleksei Ivanov’s early effort, [...]
Citizens winning streak ends
By: j |Lokomotiv Moskva ended FC Moskva’s four match winning streak as they played to a scoreless draw.
Miodrag Božović’s Citizen’s showed the greater attacking pulse early although they were unable to close the offerings out. Solid chances fell to Zvonimir Vukić and Aleksandr Sheshukov before the break but each was lacking the needed finishing touch. While the [...]
CSKA Moskva climbs to top of the table
By: j |CSKA Moskva climbed to the top of the table with a 2-1 defeat Dinamo Moskva 2-1 thanks to Vasili Berezutskiy’s strike in added time.
Dinamo got off the mark five minutes into the match as following a simple throw-in by Marcin Kowalczyk, Dmitry Khokhlov played the ball off to Kirill Kombarov bearing down on CSKA ‘keeper [...]
Dinamo ends losing streak against Spartak
By: j |After two consecutive losses Dinamo Moskva broke into the winning column with a 2-0 defeat of Spartak Moskva at Luzhniki Stadium. The victory pushes Dinamo to within two points of top of table Rubin Kazan and FC Moskva.
With Aleksandr Kokorin back in Andrey Kobelev’s lineup, Dinamo withstood Spartak’s pressure and patiently waited for the opportunity [...]
Vladimir Maminov now in charge of Lokomotiv Moskva
By: j |Following a horrible start to the campaign Lokomotiv Moskva has released Rashid Rakhimov from his duties and appointed Vladimir Maminov as the caretaker manager.
In choosing Mr. Maminov, Lokomotiv management have wisely decided to go forward with someone who understands the soul of the club, its rich traditions and is highly respected as a leader.
This [...]
Spartak Moskva defeats Rubin Kazan 2-0
By: j |In match-day two of the Valery Karpin-era, it is abundantly clear that Spartak Moskva is an entirely different squad under his leadership. Along with a deepened respect for the youth development Mr Karpin as instilled a sense of pride of wearing the crest that he knows so well. Following last weeks 2-0 victory Terek Grozny, [...]
Week 5 summary
By: j |Week five of Rosgosstrakh Championship of Russia continued with defending champions Rubin Kazan climbing to the top of the table after handing Dinamo a thorough 3-0 defeat.
While only a temporary solution the Valery Karpin “era” for Spartak Moskva began with an important 2-0 victory over Terek Grozny. While the victory wasn’t “convincing” and it was [...]
CSKA Moskva win behind Miloš Krasić three goal effort
By: j |Zico seems to the settled with CSKA Moskva as the Army-Men devoured Khimki 3-0 in a comprehensive victory. The star-studded CSKA lineup turned to Miloš Krasić on Sunday as the Serbian international, a product FK Vojvodina’s brilliant system, littered Khimki’s nets for three goals. Five minutes into the match Alan Dzagoev’s in-swinging corner was flicked [...]
Spartak Moskva fires Michael Laudrup
By: j |In conjunction with Dinamo Moskva 3-0 humiliation of Spartak 3-0 in the Russian Cup as well as club’s horrible start, manager Michael Laudrup has been fired. As reported earlier this move was coming as the legendary club was not only lacking in production but playing in the style that Spartak is not use to and [...]
Week 4 summary of Rosgosstrakh Championship of Russia
By: j |Week four of Rosgosstrakh Championship of Russia continued with Kryliya Sovetov and Dinamo at the top of the table.
Friday’s lone match featured Kryliya Sovetov’s 3 – 0 devouring of Khimki led by Jan Koller. Week after week the Czech veteran, best known for his years with Bundesliga side Borussia Dortmund, has been a consistent [...]






