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The violent end to the careers for two of Russian football’s biggest stars
Evgeny Kolpinskiy brings us all the details of the criminal charges brought against two of Russian football’s biggest stars – Alexander Kokorin and Pavel Mamaev.
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World Cup Final win will be delayed justice for Hrvoje Custic
In 2008, Croatian footballer Hrvoje Custic died while playing because Croatian authorities refused to remove a concrete wall that surrounded his pitch.
The double standards of England and Belgium’s doping agenda
Ahead of the World Cup clash between Belgium and England, Alan Moore looks at the hypocrisy of repeated investigations into Russian football doping.
Unfancied Australia will aim to surprise under Van Marwijk in Russia
The Australia squad lacks the household names of yesteryear but they aren’t heading to the World Cup just to make up the numbers.
£13 billion – the cost of absenteeism during the World Cup
Some will tell you that football is more important than life and death, but the addiction to sport comes at a cost for many employers.
The football graveyard awakens – Russia’s second tier rising
Alan Moore takes us into the second level of Russian football where clubs are making great strides to push for a crack at the big time
Five promising 2018 World Cup wonderkids you’ve never heard of
Joe Moon takes a look at five young stars set to showcase their talents on the biggest stage at this summer’s World Cup.
Poka Moscow – Tottenham and Newcastle on the hunt for Quincy Promes
The top scorer in Russia this season will be on the move, according to our expert in the region Alan Moore.
Media management in Russia – or the Wild East
Alan Moore returns with another column on Russian football, and this time he turns his attention to media management as the domestic season reaches its conclusion.
Russian show trial hitting World Cup fever
Following the weeks where diplomatic tensions between Russia and ‘the West’ deteriorated further, Alan Moore reflects on what it means for this summer’s World Cup.