Russian football chiefs said on Thursday they will probe apparent monkey chants directed against Cape Verdean midfielder Nuno Roch during a league cup semi-final this week.... more »
FIFA has opened disciplinary proceedings against World Cup hosts Russia over monkey chants heard during a friendly international against France, a spokesman told AFP on Tuesday.... more »
Russia intends to spend more than $200 million (160 million euros) to make sure stadiums built for the World Cup do not go to waste after the showpiece ends.... more »
A brace by Dynamo winger Alexander Tashaev heaped more misery on CSKA who warmed up for the visit of Arsenal in midweek with a 2-1 derby defeat on Monday.... more »
Peruvian winger Jefferson Farfan grabbed Lokomotiv Moscow a 1-0 win over Rostov at the RZD Arena on Sunday to maintain their two-point lead over Spartak Moscow at the top of the Russian Premier League.... more »
Swede Viktor Claesson smashed in a late winner as managerless Krasnodar grabbed a 2-1 win at Zenit St Petersburg on Saturday to pile the pressure on home coach Roberto Mancini.... more »
Russian Premier League table-toppers Lokomotiv Moscow hope to bounce back from last week's 2-1 defeat to lowly Amkar Perm when they take on strugglers Rostov on Sunday.... more »
The controversial decision to allow Lokomotiv Moscow to play their away match against Amkar Perm at home ended in embarrassment for the Russian Premier League leaders after a 2-1 loss.... more »
Leaders Lokomotiv Moscow are taking nothing for granted before looking to extend a nine-match unbeaten run when they visit lowly Amkar Perm in the Russian League on Saturday.... more »
Russia's World Cup hopes hinge on the right foot of a journeyman forward who plies his trade with a small club from the provinces and is all but unknown abroad.... more »
Russia's World Cup team doctor claimed on Monday that his country's domestic football leagues were cleaner than any other sport on the planet.... more »
Defending champions Spartak Moscow claimed a hard-fought 2-1 win at Rubin Kazan on Saturday to narrow the gap on Russian Premier League leaders Lokomotiv Moscow.... more »
Russian league leaders Lokomotiv Moscow must switch their focus back to domestic league action on Sunday when they face Akhmat Grozny days after crashing out of the Europa League.... more »
Russia's international forward Alexander Kokorin will likely miss the World Cup after suffering an injury to the cruciate ligaments of his right knee during Thursday's Europa League match of his club Zenit St Petersburg.... more »
Reigning champions Spartak Moscow and CSKA Moscow beat strugglers SKA Khabarovsk and Akhmat Grozny respectively on Sunday to cut the gap to Russian league leaders Lokomotiv Moscow to five points.... more »
Second-placed Krasnodar's dreams of winning their first-ever Russian league title suffered an unexpected blow as they were held to a 0-0 draw at strugglers Dynamo Moscow on Saturday.... more »
Leaders Lokomotiv Moscow host city rivals and fellow title hopefuls Spartak Moscow this weekend as the Russian Premier League returns from its three-month winter break.... more »
Leicester striker Ahmed Musa is returning to former club CSKA Moscow on loan until the end of the season, the Russian side announced on Tuesday.... more »
A late goal by Peruvian star Jefferson Farfan fired Lokomotiv Moscow to a 1-0 win over 10-man Rubin Kazan on Saturday to preserve their lead in the Russian league.... more »
Russian Premier League leaders Lokomotiv Moscow host struggling Rubin Kazan on Saturday, hoping to extend their six-point advantage at the top of the table.... more »
A last-ditch goal by Peru star Jefferson Farfan fired Lokomotiv Moscow to a 2-1 win at bottom club SKA Khabarovsk on Monday and extended their lead at top of the Russian Premier League to six points.... more »
