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 »
Lokomotiv Moscow took top spot in the Russian Premier League from Zenit St Petersburg with a 2-0 victory over Krasnodar in the capital on Monday.... more »
Spartak Moscow's stumbling defence of the Russian title continued on Saturday as they were held to a 0-0 draw at home by struggling Amkar Perm.... more »
Leandro Paredes struck late to snatch Zenit St Petersburg a 2-2 draw at bottom club Anzhi Makhachkala on Sunday, keeping the Russian Premier League leaders' unbeaten record intact.... more »
Roberto Mancini's Zenit St Petersburg took the outright lead in the Russian Premier League on Monday following a 3-0 win over unfancied visitors Ufa.... more »
Russian league leaders Zenit St Petersburg switch their focus back to domestic action on Monday when Roberto Mancini's side face Ufa just days after thrashing Vardar in the Europa League.... more »
Russian league leaders Zenit St Petersburg face third-placed Rostov on Sunday boosted by their midweek qualification for the Europa League group stage.... more »
La Liga side Real Betis have secured the signing of Spanish international midfielder Javi Garcia from Zenit St Petersburg, the Russian club announced on Monday.... more »
Argentine international midfielder Matias Kranevitter joined Zenit St Petersburg from Atletico Madrid on a four-year deal, both clubs confirmed on Tuesday.... more »
French Ligue 1 side Saint-Etienne secured Brazilian midfielder Hernani on a season-long loan from Zenit St Petersburg on Tuesday, the Russian club announced.... more »
Rostov coach Ivan Daniliants said Friday's 6-0 rout of Tomsk served as a warning to Manchester United that they won't roll over when they face Jose Mourinho's English giants in the Europa League.... more »
CSKA midfielder Roman Eremenko was handed a two-year drugs ban by UEFA on Friday after the Finland international tested positive for cocaine following a Champions League game in September.... more »
Nigerian international winger Ahmed Musa became champions Leicester City's second acquisition in a week on Friday for what is believed to be a club record fee of £16.6 million ($22 million, 20 million euros).... more »
English champions Leicester City are set to break their record transfer fee for the second time in a matter of days by buying Nigerian international attacking midfielder Ahmed Musa on Wednesday, his agent told the BBC on Monday.... more »
Coach Pavel Vrba is leaving the Czech Republic national team after signing up with Russian top-flight side Anzhi Makhachkala, the Czech Football Association said Thursday.... more »
Zenit Saint Petersburg have entrusted veteran Romanian coach Mircea Lucescu with the task of getting them back into Champions League football after a disappointing campaign, the Russian club confirmed on Tuesday.... more »
They were once the plaything of the Soviet Union's KGB state security service and its notorious overlord Lavrenty Beria, the right-hand man of Stalin.... more »
CSKA Moscow claimed the Russian title in dramatic fashion on the final day of the season with a 1-0 win at Rubin Kazan on Saturday, as Rostov's unlikely challenge failed to finish in glory despite a 2-0 victory over Terek Grozny.... more »
Five-time champions CSKA Moscow maintained their lead in the Russian Premier League with a 2-0 win over FC Krasnodar in their penultimate match of the season on Monday, but Rostov kept up the pressure by beating Ural 1-0.... more »
