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Conversation with Spartak Fanatic Amir Khuslyutdinov
Amir Khuslyutdinov, aka “The Professor”, has been involved in Spartak fan support and hooligan culture since 1977, only a few years after the first organized fan movements in the USSR took root. Still...
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Going Underground: Conversation with a FCNN Ultra
Conversation with a FC Nizhny Novgorod Ultra I walk into one of the cafes in the center of Nizhny Novgorod. The first thing I feel when entering the place is a mixture of two smells: beer and...
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Interview with Ibrahima Baldé: “Kuban Krasnodar is making history”
Kuban’s Senegalese striker, Ibra Balde, talked with RFN about his first year in Russia, Kuban Krasnodar, Senegal national team his past in Spain and Argentina and the case Denisov. Question: How are...
View ArticleJames Appell: “Russian and English football have the same problem”
If you follow Russian football, you probably know who James Appell is, given there aren’t too many foreign journalists covering and interested in Russian football. There have been interviews with him...
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Yura Movsisyan: “Spartak fans are at a different level, just like the club”
It’s been quite the year for Spartak forward, Yura Movsisyan. After making the move to Moscow last winter from another Russian club, FC Krasnodar, Movsisyan has bagged a pair of hat-tricks, scored 22...
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Mark Ryutin: From Big-City Russia to the Faroe Islands
In the beginning of July, a Danish football website wrote that First Division club Skive IK had a Russian goalkeeper on trial. When I read the article I was surprised to see a familiar name–Mark...
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CSKA Fans Fight Back – Interview With #CSKAFansAgainstRacism Campaign
CSKA Moscow’s ultras have long had a reputation for violent and racist behavior. Last season, the ultras drew unwanted attention to the Russian champions in the Champions League twice. First, they...
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Amir Natcho – Russia’s Next Superstar?
When the 18 year old Russian Amir Natcho moved to FC Barcelona’s famous youth academy, La Masia, before this season, he sought to continue a long and proud tradition of Russian midfielders in Spain’s...
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Interview with Stefano Conforti: “FCLM Magazine Will Improve Lokomotiv’s...
On the 15th of June, 2015, a new English magazine about Lokomotiv Moscow saw the light of the day. We have interviewed Stefano Conforti, editor-in-chief at the brand new FCLM Magazine, about his...
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Interview With Antifa Ultra Petr From Ekaterinburg
At a time where most media are only covering what is happening among the extreme right winged group of ultras in Russia, we set to learn more about the opposite side, those who calls themselves Antifa,...
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The Belarusian Samba – An Interview with Renan Bressan
Currently playing for the Portuguese side of Rio Ave FC, the Brazilian-born Belarusian international Renan Bressan is arguably one of the best footballers ever to have set foot in that Eastern...
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Interview with Krylya’s Yohan Mollo: “I came here to prove myself and play...
This interview was originally posted on the brilliant French website Footballski.fr that specialize in anything related to East European football. They were kind enough to help us translate it into...
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Interview With Erik Braun –“I Hope Russia Will Catch a Sight of Me”
In the youth academy of the Danish champions FC Midtjylland, we find a young Russian. His name is Erik Braun, and he joined FC Midtjylland from Copenhagen based B93 in the summer of 2012....
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From Real Madrid to Yenisey – Juan Lescano
Do you ever have one of those days where you are browsing the football scores, or surfing through your favourite video game, and you come across a player and find yourself thinking: “wow, what a career...
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Damien Le Tallec and the Madhouse in Saransk
Every season, hundreds of Russian football players go months without receiving their salaries. Part of the reason for this are the weak Players Unions, another the light punishments for not fulfilling...
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The Return of Emmanuel Frimpong
RFN’s Andrew Flint caught up with Emmanuel Frimpong after the Ural v Arsenal game Before the international break Russian football welcomed back one of its more colourful characters as Emmanuel Frimpong...
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Interview With Kirill Suslov: If Young Players Can Go to Europe, They Should...
A few weeks ago, Russian central defender Kirill Suslov finished his first season with Norwegian 1st Division side Kongsvinger IL, so we arranged an interview with the former CSKA Moscow player to...
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Interview with Bart Caubergh: Physical Training and Extreme External Factors...
Ever since the 2011/2012 season, when the Russian Football Premier League abandoned the calendar year to instead follow the European season, it has been debated whether or not this was the right move....
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Interview with Maksym Kalynychenko, Part One: Spartak’s Situation Today
Maksim Kalynychenko and Yegor Titov at Spartak in 2007. Source: Александр Федеров, SportExpress. Maksym Kalynychenko, who played for Spartak Moscow from 2000-2008 sat down with Alexey Spektrowski in...
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Interview with Maksym Kalynychenko, Part Two: The FNL, Spartak under Oleg...
Maksym Kalynychenko in his Spartak days. Source: Fratria.ru Maksym Kalynychenko, who played for Spartak Moscow from 2000-2008 sat down with Alexey Spektrowski in collaboration with our friends over at...
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