Latest Russian Premier League News
Chechen linesman banned for assaulting player
ESPN staff | April, 29 2013A Chechen linesman has been banned for life after attacking a player during a Russian reserve game.
Article | ConversationSpalletti rejects Milan and Roma talk
ESPN staff | April, 26 2013Zenit St Petersburg coach Luciano Spalletti has dismissed suggestions he could return to Serie A with AC Milan or AS Roma this summer.
Article | ConversationRussian clubs deny match-fixing claims in media
ESPN staff | April, 16 2013Russian Premier League clubs FK Krasnodar and Krylya Sovetov have refuted accusations that Samara's 3-0 win on Saturday was fixed, insisting the claims are "outrageous and insulting".
Article | ConversationYeshchenko sidelined for up to eight months
ESPN staff | April, 2 2013Anzhi Makhachkala left-back Andrei Yeshchenko looks set to be out action for most of the year after tearing knee ligaments in a Russian Premier League game at the weekend, his club confirmed on Tuesday.
Article | ConversationHulk criticises Zenit supporters over manifesto
ESPN staff | April, 1 2013Zenit St Petersburg forward Hulk has hit out at fans of the club who supported a manifesto calling for a ban on black and gay players.
Article | ConversationChechen leader apologises for outburst at referee
ESPN staff | March, 18 2013Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov has issued an apology after he lambasted the performance of a referee through a microphone.
Article | ConversationSpartak Moscow chief floating club on stock market
ESPN staff | March, 11 2013Spartak Moscow owner Leonid Fedun is set to float the club's shares on the stock market as part of his process of recouping some of the cash he has invested into the side since his arrival.
Article | ConversationWillian: I'll justify price tag at Anzhi
ESPN staff | February, 26 2013Anzhi Makhachkala striker Willian is confident he will produce performances worthy of the £30 million transfer fee the club paid Shakhtar Donetsk for his services in January.
Article | ConversationSpartak Moscow strike $40 million stadium deal
ESPN staff | February, 19 2013Spartak Moscow have sold the naming rights to their unfinished stadium to a local bank for more than $40 million.
Article | ConversationI'm not just here for the money, Hiddink says
Stephan Uersfeld, Germany Correspondent | February, 14 2013Guus Hiddink maintains he took charge of Anzhi Makhachkala for the project rather than the money and suggested he may remain at the club beyond this summer.
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