CSKA Moscow-Rubin Kazan Preview at Russian Football Now

With Spartak Moskow’s shot loss today, Rubin Kazan could take control of the league with a win tomorrow. Problem? They go to Luzhniki Stadium to face CSKA Moscow having not gotten a result in this match for three years. Over at Russian Football Now, I take a look at the match-up and [...]

Russian Football Now Podcast #12: Champions League Review

On the 12th episode of Russian Football Now’s podcast, Chris Riordan and myself talk about a successful week for Russian teams in Champions League, were both Rubin Kazan and CSKA Moscow took points from a finalist in last season’s UCL tournament. Oh how things have changes for a league that saw both of its [...]

Knee-Jerk Predictions, UEFA Champions League Tuesday

In case you could not discern them from my preview articles (which you can find at World Soccer Reader [A/B, C/D] or San Diego Examiner [A, B, C, D]), here are some knee-jerk predictions for today’s UEFA Champions League matches. These are not like the knee-jerk fantasy analyses from my colleague Jordan Wise, who [...]

Russian Football Now Podcast #11: Ramos, League, and UCL

On the 11th episode of Russian Football Now, Chris Riordan and myself continue to discuss the ramifications of Juande Ramos’s exit from CSKA Moscow, but that’s not the only news from around the Russian Premier League. With only four rounds left in the league season, transfer rumors are starting to surface.  We talk about those [...]

RFN QuickCast: Ramos Out at CSKA Moscow After 47 Days

Last night at Russian Football Now, Chris Riordan and I did a quickcast about the shock news that manderlust-stricken vagabond Juande Ramos had parted ways with CSKA Moscow, and while my working my hint at feigned disbelief, the timing of the separation is unbelievable. CSKA is at a critical point in their season, as [...]

Russian Football Now Podcast #10: Champions League Review

If only there was something to talk about. Oh, yeah! Didn’t one of the Russian clubs have a big result in Champions League?

Rubin Kazan was that club, in the headlines all over Europe after shocking Barcelona at the Nou Camp on Tuesday. On the 10th edition of Russian Football Now’s podcast, Chris [...]

Russian Football Now Podcast, Episode #6: Champions League

Chris Riordan and myself  due our weekly installment of Russian Football Now’s podcast.  This week, out cup runneth more-than-full, as we discuss:

Champions League results for Rubin Kazan and CSKA,
The clustering league table,
Last weekend’s results,
This weekend’s match-ups,
The National team call-ups,
The impending battle against Germany,
The latest news and rumors around the Premier League.

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My Newest Updates at Russian Football Now

You know the drill, right?  Here are my latest contributions to Russian Football Now:

Krasnic to AC Milan Rumor Denied By Player – Speaking of CSKA, one of their starlets denies an agreement is in place for him to move to the Serie A in January.

Updates at Russian Football Now

Just did a brief news blitz at Russian Football Now, and some of these headlines might catch your eye:

The Battle for Onopko: How the Legend Almost Joined Amkar Instead of CSKA – Russia’s most capped international was a sought-after assistant in the wake of two recent coaching changes.
Gaboluov Facing Six Month Layoff After Jaw [...]

Russian Football Now Podcast, Episode #4

Rubin faltered at Dinamo Kyiv on Wednesday

The newest edition of the RFN podcast is out, and I am not happy. Let’s be real: I invested some intellectual capital in Rubin, and what do they go? They laid a huge fabrege egg in Kiev.

So, I’ve got to be real. I love [...]