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World Cup 2018 countdown – Another foul please
With the 2018 World Cup less than six months away, Alan Moore discusses final preparations, policing and fake news.
Tag: russia
Lokomotiv Moscow on track for unlikely Russian Premier League title
Paul Little speaks to two Russian football experts about Lokomotiv Moscow’s surge towards a league title under coach Yuri Semin.
Selling too soon – Chelsea’s lost XI
Evan Coughlan takes a look at eleven former Chelsea players who were moved on from Stamford Bridge too soon.
Russian football and the habits that are hard to kick
With the latest instalment of crowd disorder in Russia, Alan Moore ponders whether authorities can truly address the issue before next summer’s World Cup.
Who fears to speak of Russia 2018
With under a year before the World Cup kicks off on home soil, Alan Moore looks at the bleak prospects for the host nation’s national team.
Football National League – The Russian Graveyard
Alan Moore reviews the winners and losers in another tumultuous season in the Football National League – The Russian Graveyard.
Massimo Carrera leads Spartak Moscow to the title summit
With their first title win in sixteen seasons, Paul Little discusses the influence of Spartak Moscow manager Massimo Carrera.
Numbers at play – Science predicts Confederations Cup success for Russia
With the Confederations Cup an intriguing test for Russian infrastructure, Alan Moore uses science to predict success for the host country this summer.
Media scaremongers destroyed by Russian football’s ‘Gentlefan’ ambush
After weeks of negative media, hopes for the 2018 World Cup and Russian football in general got a shot in the arm from a ‘Gentlefan’ revolution, writes Alan Moore.
Real or fake news – A very Russian report
In his latest dispatch from Russia, Alan Moore discusses the continuing corruption in football regulations, hooliganism and how preparations for World Cup 2018 are progressing.