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 »
Russian Premier League leaders CSKA Moscow hope to bounce back from Monday's 4-1 defeat to Zenit St Petersburg in the domestic cup final when they host Terek Grozny on Saturday.... more »
Russian Premier League surprise leaders Rostov face a stern test to their title ambitions when they take on reigning champions Zenit St Petersburg at the weekend.... more »
Reigning champions Zenit St Petersburg beat Spartak Moscow 5-2 on Saturday to close in on leaders CSKA Moscow, who were held 1-1 by city rivals Lokomotiv.... more »
Russian Premier League leaders CSKA Moscow will undergo a stern test of their title ambitions on Sunday when they visit reigning champions Zenit St Petersburg.... more »
Russian Premier League surprise leaders Rostov are hoping to give their unlikely title challenge a massive boost when they visit Amkar Perm on Friday.... more »
Brazilian-born goalkeeper Marinato Guilherme was called up to the Russia squad by manager Leonid Slutsky on Friday for the upcoming friendlies against Lithuania and France.... more »
Russian Premier League table-toppers CSKA Moscow and Rostov face off on Saturday in a top-of-the-table clash CSKA coach Leonid Slutsky suggests will shape the rest of the season.... more »
After a long winter lay-off the Russian Premier League is back with a bang this weekend as leaders CSKA Moscow welcome city rivals Spartak for the nation's most hotly disputed derby.... more »
Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov on Sunday offered to buy Russian footballer Dmitry Tarasov for the Terek Grozny club after UEFA charged the player for wearing a pro-Putin T-shirt.... more »
Andrei Arshavin has quit Kuban Krasnodar by mutual consent, the former Russian international skipper and Arsenal star admitting he was now considering his future.... more »
Half-empty stadiums, low TV viewing figures and uninspiring displays by the national team: Russians are struggling to get interested in football with two years to go before they host the World Cup.... more »
CSKA's Serbian international midfielder Zoran Tosic said Wednesday he considered Zenit St Petersburg to be his team's main rivals in the battle for for the Russian title.... more »
Russian Premier League club Rostov have cancelled their plans to set up their January traning camp in Turkey, Alexander Shikunov, club deputy president said Wednesday.... more »
Russian league leaders CSKA Moscow will be looking to bounce back from their first defeat of the season at Krasnodar when they take on lowly Samara on Saturday.... more »
Russian Premier League table-toppers CSKA Moscow will hope to bounce back from their midweek Champions League 1-0 defeat at Manchester United when they travel to FC Krasnodar on Sunday.... more »
Russian striker Artyom Dzyuba was once told he'd never be world class, but star turns for his club Zenit and goals for the national team in qualifying for Euro 2016 have put him centre stage.... more »
