108 days ago
RPL Review: Match Week 11
By Alex Jackson
The suits at the Russian Football Union have organised a 7-week summer break for the RPL, so that consternation is not caused by trying to follow the domestic fixtures and keep tabs on the World Cup – shame that Russia won’t be there, then.
109 days ago
RPL Review: Match Week 10
By Alex Jackson
This RPL round was certainly one to remember for the league’s new boys as none of the three promoted clubs lost – and two registered simply phenomenal results, scalping two of Russia’s best known teams in the process.
109 days ago
Russian Cup Final 2010: Zenit Win Amid Ugly Scenes
By Alex Jackson
Que sera, sera, sera! Whatever will be, will be. We’re going to Luzhniki – actually, no. Everyone was off to Rostov in Russia’s deep south instead to witness a football match very nearly break-out amid ugly scenes of violence and long periods of turgidity.
118 days ago
RPL Review: Match Week 9
By Alex Jackson
A comprehensive and hastily re-arranged fixture list saw the RPL weekend shifted to those ‘traditional’ domestic match-days, Wednesday and Thursday.
123 days ago
RPL Review: Match Week 8
By Alex Jackson
It was a great weekend for the new boys and the big boys alike. Sibir picked up their first ever win in the top-flight, the sorry Samarans resolved not to be beaten for a second consecutive week, while Spartak, CSKA and Zenit all won.
129 days ago
RPL Review: Match Week 7
By Alex Jackson
CSKA experienced very mixed fortunes, the two Spartak’s clashed, Zenit finally troubled the scorers, and the sack-race claimed a second, high-profile, victim.
137 days ago
RPL Review: Match Week 6
By Alex Jackson
Alex Jackson rounds up action from Week 6 of the RPL that sees Spartak Nalchik stay strong at the top
145 days ago
RPL Review: Match Week 5
By Alex Jackson
In the week that the UK finally enjoyed something approaching Spring-like weather, in Siberia it was raining goals and Saint Petersburg bore witness to a plague of yellow-cards.
150 days ago
RPL Review: Match Week 4
By Alex Jackson
After Moscow was rocked by terrorist bombings, the RPL delivered some cheer for Loko, loads of early goals, and Dyadyun done gone done it again for Spartak Nalchik who kept on winning.
158 days ago
RPL Review: Match Week 3
By Alex Jackson
After the first three rounds of the new season Spartak remain in pole position – Spartak Nalchik that is. Yury Krasnozhan’s Caucusan team are the shock table-toppers in a four-way tie for first place, along with Rubin, Zenit and CSKA.