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The Russian soccer player who became a Maltese Champion – in rugby
After Russia’s recent World Cup qualifier in Malta, Alan Moore takes a look at a rather more curious case of Russian footballing endeavour on the island.
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Russian winter hots up
Alan Moore has all the latest from Russia with players and managers likely to be on the move over the coming weeks and months.
Revenge served cold on Artem Dzyuba
Alan Moore discusses the fallout from Artem Dzyuba’s video faux pas as social media went to town on the Russian star.
Russian blindly back to action
Alan Moore has the latest from Russia where it hasn’t all been plain sailing since football came back in a hurry.
Coronavirus and me (and football)
Alan Moore discusses his experiences around the global pandemic that has caused the football world to grind to a halt.
A new dawn for Russian Football?
Alan Moore returns with a round up of all the latest controversies from the domestic game in Russia
England’s hooligan army – a great lie or a media delusion?
As England get set to face the Netherlands in the Nations League, it’s their fans who are doing their best to once hog the media limelight.
Assessing the FIFA World Cup legacy in Russia
Six months on from the action on the pitch, Alan Moore casts his eye on FIFA World Cup legacy in Russia
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.
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.