Russia

Nike welcomes Maria Sharapova home with new court

While the world knows Maria Sharapova’s story as an elite tennis player, not many know that her career started in… Read More

6 February 2014

VIDEO: Torpedo Moscow v East Bengal (1953)

Kolkata giants East Bengal Club travelled to Moscow to take on FC Torpedo Moscow in a friendly match on August… Read More

19 December 2013

Russia comes to Rio for the Soccerex Global Convention

Following a meeting between Soccerex CEO Duncan Revie and 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia Local Organising Committee CEO Alexei Sorokin… Read More

13 October 2013

Russia 2018 CEO comes to the Soccerex European Forum in Manchester

Soccerex is delighted to announce that Alexey Sorokin, CEO of the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia Local Organising Committee (LOC),… Read More

25 March 2013

Lionel Messi rejects record €250 million transfer to Russia

FC Barcelona superstar Lionel Messi has rejected a record €250m transfer to Russian Premier League club FC Anzhi Makhachkala according… Read More

28 December 2012

2018 FIFA World Cup to be played in 11 cities

Eleven Host Cities and twelve stadiums have been selected to host the 64 matches of the 2018 FIFA World Cup… Read More

30 September 2012

BREAKING NEWS: Russia fined a points deduction

The UEFA Control and Disciplinary Body today decided to impose a suspended deduction of six points and a monetary fine… Read More

13 June 2012

Watch out… The Russians are coming!

The UEFA EURO 2012 has kicked-off on Friday with co-hosts Poland and former champions Greece settling for a 1-1 draw,… Read More

9 June 2012

Granlund stuns Russia with an amazing goal

Mikael Granlund, a 19-year-old forward for Finland, scored a lacrosse-style goal in the IIHF World Championship 2011 semifinal against Russia… Read More

15 May 2011