Preview: Manchester City v CSKA
CSKA travel to the Etihad Stadium tonight to take on an in form Manchester City side in the Champions League. Man City somehow managed to take all 3 points from the reverse fixture in Moscow last time...
View ArticleRound Table: Leonid Slutsky, Kuban Krasnodar and the Title Race
Our panel consists of: Joel Amorim (@Vostok1981): Founder of TheOldNumber10, Writer for RussianFootballNews, BettingAdda, Futnsoccer and The Secret Footballer Andrew Flint (@AndrewMijFlint): Writer...
View ArticleEuro Qualification Preview: Russia – Sweden
Saturday evening Russia will take on Sweden in a crucial qualification match for next summer’s European championship. Russia has since the defeat to Austria sacked Fabio Capello and replaced him with...
View ArticleSergey Semak – Russia’s Greatest Leader
In 1938, just a year before the bubbling unrest in Nazi Germany spilled into the horrors of World War Two, Donetsk Oblast, the easternmost province of Ukraine was cracked into two portions. One was...
View ArticleAleksandr Erokhin – Russia’s Latest Unknown Name
Leonid Slutsky’s first team selection for Russia included two players who were yet to be capped by their nation with one being a lot more recognisable than the other. At 34, defender Oleg Kuzmin is a...
View ArticleCan Slutsky Finish the Job?
Leonid Slutsky has enjoyed an instant impact as Russia coach, but can he now complete the job and secure qualification for Euro 2016? The CSKA Moscow coach was appointed in August on a contract until...
View ArticlePreview: Russia – Montenegro
After defeating Moldova on Friday, Russia appear to have taken a major step towards next summer’s show piece in France. The victory in Chisinau puts Russia in second place with 17 points, eight behind...
View ArticleRFN Podcast 24/10-15: National Team, Zenit, CSKA
Thomas Giles hosts the first RFN Podcast and is joined by the website’s Editor-in-Chief Toke Theilade and fellow writer Danny Armstrong. They discuss the impact of Leonid Slutsky on the Russian...
View ArticleA look at Russia’s Road to Euro 2016
Alan Dzagoev, Artyom Dzyuba and Denis Cheryshev celebrate a Russian goal. Last month, Russia qualified for UEFA Euro 2016 in France. This marks the fourth straight time Russia has qualified since 2004...
View ArticlePreview: Russia – Portugal
The old cliché that the result is the least important aspect applies perfectly to Saturday’s friendly international between Portugal and Russia in Krasnodar. Both teams will be looking to experiment...
View ArticlePreview: Russia – Croatia
After winning his first five matches, Leonid Slutsky’s Russia take on Croatia in the last national team game of 2015. The match is played in Rostov on Don, and while Slutsky is likely to use the...
View ArticleFive Things Russia’s Recent Friendlies Taught Us
After securing qualification for next summer’s Euro, Leonid Slutsky had his first chance to experiment a bid during Russia’s two friendlies against Portugal and Croatia. Slutsky had to do without a...
View ArticleEuropean Championships 2016 – Group B Preview
Russian Football News has joined forces with various other football websites to give you the experts’ view on European Championship 2016 Group B which contains England, Russia, Slovakia and Wales....
View ArticleCan Kerzhakov Score His Way Back to Sbornaya?
Aleksandr Kerzhakov after his goal against South Korea at the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. On Wednesday evening, Aleksandr Kerzhakov scored twice to help FC Zürich qualify for the Swiss cup final,...
View ArticleCSKA Bias or Lobanovskiy 2.0?
Two weeks ago, FC Rostov defeated CSKA Moscow with 2-0, and saw themselves move to first place in the Russian Premier League. After finishing 13th last season, Rostov had to go through relegation...
View ArticleRussia Fire Warning to England Despite Loss in Paris
Despite suffering a narrow 4-2 defeat at the Stade De France this past week, Russia certainly demonstrated more than enough quality to worry European Championship opponents, including opening fixture...
View ArticleCSKA Back On Top After Mordovia Trashing
When Mordovia and CSKA last met in September, the score was 6-4 in favour of the 10-men Muscovites, who came back from 3-0 down. In Saturday’s match programme, defender Aleksandrs Cauna compared it to...
View ArticleSbornaya’s Goalkeeper Battle Exemplifies Naturalisation Debate
Guilherme with his Russian passport. Friendly games have always been a heavily discussed issue among football fans. Are they really that useful, or are they simply an annoyance in the club calendar?...
View ArticleSlutsky’s Choice Part I: Goalkeepers
With Euro 2016 just two months away, discussions on squad selection are starting to be heard across Europe. On the road to France, Fabio Capello and Leonid Slutsky utilized a large pool of players....
View ArticleReactions from RFPL Week 30 – Championship Special
CSKA claimed their 6th Russian Premier League title with a 1-0 win over Rubin on the final day. The club said that the biggest away support in its history, over 6000 fans, was present in Kazan to...
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