The Russian Premier League is due to return this weekend after three months in cold storage, but the perils of trying to restart in the midst of a pandemic have been highlighted as the entire FK Rostov squad has been placed in quarantine after six players tested positive for coronavirus.... more »
Russian authorities said Thursday that a small number of spectators would be allowed at stadiums when the country's Premier League restarts its suspended season next month.... more »
Veteran Peruvian striker Jefferson Farfan has become the first player in Russia to test positive for coronavirus, his Lokomotiv Moscow club said Saturday, just five weeks before the Premier League season restarts.... more »
The Russian Premier League will restart its season next month despite rising coronavirus infections, but behind closed doors, its governing body said Friday.... more »
Lokomotiv Moscow defender Innokentiy Samokhvalov died during an individual training session forced by the coronavirus lockdown, the Russian club announced on Monday.... more »
Russia will extend its suspension of football matches in the face of the coronavirus pandemic until May 31, the Russian football association (RFS) said Wednesday.... more »
Turkey's decision to call a halt to its football season due to the coronavirus pandemic on Thursday means the sport has now been suspended in all of Europe, and practically the entire world, with Australia the exception.... more »
Belgian-born Democratic Republic of Congo midfielder Giannelli Imbula is set to join Sochi the general director of the struggling newcomers in the Russian premier league said on Monday.... more »
Russian international forward Alexander Kokorin, who was released from jail in September, has joined relegation-threatened FK Sochi on loan until the end of the season, the Russian Premier League side announced on Tuesday.... more »
Russian footballers Pavel Mamaev and Alexander Kokorin were released on Tuesday after spending nearly a year in prison over a night of drunken assaults.... more »
Zenit Saint Petersburg have signed Malcom from Barcelona after shelling out 40 million euros ($44.4 million) for the Brazilian winger, the two clubs announced on Friday.... more »
Former World Cup winner Andre Schuerrle moved from Borussia Dortmund to Spartak Moscow on a season-long loan deal on Wednesday, the Russian club announced.... more »
Cameroon international Clinton Njie has completed his transfer from Marseille to Dynamo Moscow, the Russian Premier League side announced on Thursday.... more »
French international midfielder Remy Cabella has left Saint-Etienne to join FK Krasnodar, the Russian Premier League side announced on Thursday.... more »
Krasnodar kept their hopes of a maiden Champions League group-stage campaign alive, as a 3-0 win at Arsenal Tula on Sunday took the race for second place in Russia to the final day of the season.... more »
Lokomotiv Moscow posted a 4-0 win over 10-man visitors Rubin Kazan on Friday, giving a major boost to their hopes of finishing second in the Russian league this season.... more »
Zenit St Petersburg claimed their fifth Russian title on Saturday with a 1-1 draw at Akhmat Grozny after closest challengers Lokomotiv Moscow lost 2-0 at Arsenal Tula.... more »
Russian Premier League table-toppers Zenit St Petersburg head to Akhmat Grozny on Saturday eyeing a fifth title with four games still to play.... more »
Zenit St Petersburg moved to within touching distance of a fifth Russian league title on Sunday when Iranian international Sardar Azmoun scored twice in a 4-2 win over Samara.... more »
Russian Premier League table-toppers Zenit St Petersburg are battling through fatigue as they attempt to stretch their lead against lowly Samara on Sunday.... more »
