Denis Cheryshev, who plays for Real Madrid’s B team Castilla, is among the 35 players called up for Fabio Capello‘sshort list for the Russia-USA friendly Nov. 14 in the southern city of Krasnodar. Cheryshev, whose father Dmitry played for the CIS and Russia, has yet to play for Real Madrid’s firstteam. Arsenal forward Andrei Arshavin […]
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Unhappy Krasnador fans promise friendly welcome
[USA-RUSSIA: Datebook] The USA will conclude its 2012 season with a friendly against Russia Nov. 14 (ESPN2, ESPN3 and Univision Deportes, 10 a.m. ET). The game will be played in the southern city of Krasnodar, which boasts two Premier League clubs and has been dubbed “the soccer capital of Russia” but was overlooked as a […]
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Russian World Cup cost estimate doubles
Russia’s Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko said on Sunday that Russia plans to spend nearly $20 billion on the 2018 World Cup. Eleven host cities were named to host themonth-long tournament, two fewer than had been previously proposed. They range from the Baltic seaport of Kaliningrad to Yekaterinburg, located at the foot of the Ural mountains […]
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Putin wades into Zenit St. Petersburg crisis
The $100 million Russian champion Zenit St. Petersburg spent on Brazil striker Hulk and Belgium midfielder AxelWitsel just before the transfer deadline has touched off a crisis within the club and a debate within Russian soccer about excessive spending. Russian President Vladimir Putin, a St. Petersburg native, even waded into the debate, backing the Zenit […]
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Zenit spends $100 million on Hulk and Witsel
One place where the transfer window has not yet closed and where clubs have tons of money to throw around is Russia. Russian champion Zenit St. Petersburg, backed by Russian energygiant Gazprom, spent a record $100 million — $50 million each — on Brazil striker Hulk and Belgium midfielder AxelWitsel, signed to five-year deals from […]
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Russian government set to investigate of federation
The nation that will host the 2018 World Cup is being asked to handle domestic matters. Igor Lebedev, a deputy speaker of the State Duma lower house, has asked the ProsecutorGeneral’s office to investigate the Russian soccer federation (RFU), including the contract details of new national team coach Fabio Capello and former chief SergeiFursenko. “The […]
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Sweden-Brazil, a farewell in more ways than one?
[INTERNATIONAL FRIENDLIES] There are 50-odd international friendlies on tap for Wednesday. Here’s a look at some of the big games … SWEDEN-BRAZIL. The Sweden-Brazil match is the farewell to Stockholm’s Rasunda Stadium, where Brazil beat Sweden, 5-2, to win the 1958 World Cup. It could also be thefarewell for embattled Brazil coach Mano Menezes, whose […]
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Breakers blast 'travesty of justice'
[WPSL ELITE] The Boston Breakers fell out of a tie for first place in the WPSL Elite League when they had to forfeit their 3-2 win over the Western New YorkFlash for starting striker Melissa Henderson, whose International Transfer Certificate from a Russian club had not yet been cleared by U.S. Soccer. Breakersmanagement blasted the […]
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Czech Republic, Greece in; Russia, Poland out
[EURO 2012 WRAP] Russia’s European Championship, which began so brightly when it crushed the Czech Republic, 4-1, ended abruptly when it fell to Greece, 1-0.The loss, combined with the Czechs’ 1-0 win over co-host Poland, meant that the Czech Republic and Greece were through to the final eight from Group A. Giorgos Karagounis scored the […]
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Euro 2012 Preview: Russia favored in Group A
GROUP A PREDICTION. 1. Russia, 2. Poland, 3. Greece, 4 Czech Republic. NAME YOU KNOW. Fans worried about thefate of England without Wayne Rooney, suspended for the first two games, can take heart from the experience of AndreiArshavin. Suspended for the first two games of Euro 2008, Shava came back to lead Russia to the […]