The Germans become comic book heroes before our very eyes. Looking back at Russian disappointment. (Russian Football Now) Hands were flying in Brazil yesterday too. (See The Cup) The US World Cup uniform leaks. (Football Fashion) The pitch invader from Sweden-Denmark gets a huge fine. (BBC) Take the stadium aerial challenge and waste loads of time at work. Click to continue reading...

In partnership with Russian Football Now, EPL Talk presents the thirteenth episode of RNF's podcast.

Russia was many's dark-horse in South Africa. One problem: getting there.

Slovenia completed their upset of Russia with a 1-0 win in Maribor, going through on away goals after a 2-2 aggregate.

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In partnership with Russian Football Now, EPL Talk presents the fourteenth episode of RFN's podcast.

Russia has pulled ahead of Slovenia after leg one, but thanks to a late goal from the Slovenes, the favorites are in a precarious place ahead of Wendesday's second leg.

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In partnership with Russian Football Now, EPL Talk presents the thirteenth episode of RNF's podcast.

Two close losses to Germany in UEFA World Cup qualifying has the Russian national team in a two-legged playoff with Slovenia. Many see this as the most lopsided of the four UEFA qualifying playoffs, though Slovenia who allowed only four goal in ten qualifiers should give the Russians significant problems.

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In partnership with Russian Football Now, EPL Talk presents the twelfth episode of RNF's podcast.

Russian football may have gotten off to a shaky start in the 2009-10 Champions League, but the last two weeks have seen a measure of redemption. On Tuesday, CSKA Moskva came within minutes of a historic win at Old Trafford, while Rubin continued to their improved form by taking a fourth point in two matches from Barcelona.

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Time is short today, so the weekly stadium spotlight series takes a brief look at a stadium that has a considerable transformation planned for it.

In May, the twelve host cities for the 2014 World Cup finals in Brazil were announced. One of the winning bids was Fortaleza, the state capital of Ceará in Northeastern Brazil.

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This past week I was asked by Inside The Six's Richard Farley to discuss about MLS, the last match at Giants Stadium, Red Bull New York,� MLS as a whole and the situation of the USL & the future of American Soccer.

Richard Farley who has been� a guest many times on the MLS Talk Podcast with Kartik Krishnaiyer was gracious enough to allow me to share my thoughts on the game here in the USA.

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In partnership with Russian Football Now, EPL Talk presents the eleventh episode of RNF's podcast.

Just as Rubin Kazan's victory at the Nou Camp was fading from headlines, the Russian Premier League was thrust back center stage with the shock departure of Juande Ramos from CSKA Moscow after only 47 days in charge.

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What a week of play. It is as if we never had an international break. This week provided us a number of upsets and a great clash between Europe's two most celebrated teams.

AC Milan celebrate their winning goal.

Real Madrid played AC Milan this week and at half time it was 1-0 for Madrid and had not provided much excitement for the fans. Click to continue reading...

In partnership with Russian Football Now, EPL Talk presents the tenth episode of RNF's podcast.

The Russian Premier League made headlines this week when Rubin Kazan beat Barcelona at the Nou Camp. It was the first time since February 22 that a team had beaten the European champions on their pitch.

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The first 45 minutes between CSKA Moscow and Manchester United was an insult to the legend that is the Luzhniki stadium. Less than two years ago, it was the scene of United's dramatic (with the Red Devils, when is it not so?) European Cup triumph over a tearful John Terry and company.

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Richard Farley the host of the Inside the Six podcast and co-host of Russian Football now joins Kartik Krishnaiyer to break down Liverpool's loss at Anfield to Lyon. We also discuss Arsenal's draw in Holland, Rangers collapse at Ibrox, and Rubin Kazan's shock victory at the Nou Camp. Richard Farley is one of the foremost experts on European leagues outside the Premier League, and it is a pleasure to welcome him as an EPL Talk contributor covering the Champions League for the podcast.

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In partnership with Russian Football Now, EPL Talk presents the ninth episode of RNF's podcast.

The ninth episode of Russian Football Now's Podcast is the second consecutive where hosts Chris Riordan and Richard Farley welcome a guest onto the show. EPL Talk's own Kartik Krishnaiyer, spends the show with us, giving his thoughts on

• the national team,
• Andrei Arshavin's ideal position (and his value relative to Cristiano Ronaldo),
• the future of Tottenham's Roman Pavlyuchenko,
• the Champions League prospects of Rubin and CSKA,
• this weekend's derby between Spartak Moscow and Lokomotiv, and
• the chances of Russia being awarded either the 2018 or 2022 World Cup.

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In partnership with Russian Football Now, EPL Talk presents the eighth episode of RNF's podcast.

After months of build-up, the German national team's trip to Moscow lived up to the hype. Punching their ticket to the World Cup, Germany downed the upstart Russians 1-0, leaving hosts Chris Riordan and Richard Farley to explain where things went wrong for Guss Hiddink's men.

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Richard Farley loves Russian football, a lot, and even though the match is on right now, you should read his tactical breakdown during half time. Click to continue reading...

In partnership with Russian Football Now, EPL Talk presents the seventh episode of RNF's podcast.

At Russian Football Now, we have been looking forward to this match since our inception. The seventh episode of the podcast celebrates the wait coming to an end.

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In partnership with Russian Football Now, EPL Talk presents the sixth episode of RNF's podcast.

It was a better week for Russian football in UEFA Champions League play, with CSKA Moscow getting three points while league champion Rubin Kazan got their first every Champions League point in a draw against Internzaionale Milano.

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One of the up and coming leagues in Europe is the Russian Premier League; therefore, I wanted to take a moment to recommend the Russian Football Now Website and suggest that you subscribe to the Russian Football Now podcast on iTunes. The hosts are Chris Riordan and Richard Farley. With the amount of money floating around in Russian football, this is not a league to be taken lightly, so learn a little about it. Click to continue reading...

This week's episode of Russian Football Now talks about the fight for second place. Where once Spartak Moscow looked like a challenger to Rubin Kazan at the top of the table, Spartak's recent dip in form has thrust them into a battle for the last automatic Champions League spot with CSKA Moscow, Lokomotiv Moscow, and Zenit St. Click to continue reading...

A Russian fan scored from the spot for Spartak Moscow in their recent 2-1 loss to fellow Moscow club Saturn.
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SFS had to post this. Because it´s funny, the nerve of the guy & quietfrankly, the man took a great penalty. This occured in the RussianFootball League in the Saturn vs Spartak of Moscow match: Click to continue reading...

Russian football had a tough time of it on Matchday 1 in the Champions League. Richard ("The Tapper") and co-host Chris Riordan took to Russian Football Now's podcast to break down:

• Rubin Kazan's failures in Kiev,
• how Ramos's style hurt CSKA Moscow in Wolfsburg,
• the poor results of Russian teams in European play,
• Russian nationals performing across Europe,
• Andrei Arshavin's injury quandary at Arsenal,
• the rumors of Spalletti, Mancini to Zenit,
• review of last week's league action, and
• preview of the upcoming round of fixtures.

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Russian champions Rubin Kazan disappointed in Kiev

In partnership with Russian Football Now, EPL Talk presents the third episode of RNF's podcast.

Though defending champions Rubin Kazan continue to roll through the Russian Premier League, the club hit a major stumbling block in Kiev when they lost their Champions League opener to Dyanmo.

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The rumors of Zico's imminent demise came fact yesterday when CSKA Moskow, ten points behind league-leading Rubin, fired their Brazilian coach, replacing him with Juande Ramos.
First word that Zico could be replace surfaced two months ago before CSKA had a brief improvement in form, including a win at Rubin Kazan on July 18. Click to continue reading...

Russia's Mens National team made it through the international break unscathed. Now the stage is set for October 10th's battle with Germany in Moscow. On third episode of Russian Football Now's podcast, hosts Chris Riordan and Richard Farley discuss Russia's qualifiers against Liechtenstein and Wales as well as all the latest rumors surrounding the likes to Luciano Spalletti and Adrian Mutu's moves to the Premier League.

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Since England qualified for South Africa 2010 by belting Croatia at Wembley on Wednesday night the redtop tabloids have gone into nationalist overdrive as usual.

As a Welshman I confess to a tinge of envy. Russia's 3-1 win at the Millennium Stadium puts them through and killed off any lingering mathematical chance of Wales getting a play-off spot.

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Brazil legend, former CSKA manager Zico faired much worse this week than the Russian National Team

In partnership with Russian Football Now, EPL Talk presents the third episode of RNF's podcast.

Russia's Mens National team made it through the international break unscathed.

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I've read a lot of strange opinions on Jonathan Spector in the last 36 hours, most of which I disagree with entirely. Speaking with MLS Talk podcast correspondent Chris Riordan, the co-founder of Russian Football Now, we both believe Spector has the type of game rarely seen from an American defender, and that dropping him could be a disaster for the USA.

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Former AS Roma manager Luciano Spalletti has long been linked with Zenit St. Petersburg.

In partnership with Russian Football Now, EPL Talk presents the second episode of RNF's podcast.

An active week in papers sees former AS Roma manager Luciano Spalletti take an additional step toward the long-rumored more to Zenit.

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With the Russian Premier League's most important match of the season in the books, Russian Football Now's Chris Riordan (also of MLS Talk) and Richard Farley took ten minutes to break down the result in their second QuickCast.

After their 3-0 victory, Rubin sits four points ahead of Spartak atop the league's table.

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With the Russian Premier League's most important match of the season in the books, Russian Football Now's Chris Riordan and Richard Farley took ten minutes to break down the result in their second QuickCast.

After their 3-0 victory, Rubin sits four points ahead of Spartak atop the league's table.

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On Sunday, Luzhniki Stadium will be the site of what is likely to be the defining match of the season. Rubin Kazan, atop the Premier League stable by one point, is hosted by Spartak Moscow, sitting second in the league.
The previous meeting in Kazan (April 25, the sixth round of the season) saw Spartak hand Rubin their first loss of the season, a 2-0 victory that saw Spartak double the number of goals Rubin had allowed in the preceding five matches. Click to continue reading...

Spartak Moscow's Welliton (facing) and Alex will try to lead their club into first place this weekend against leaders Rubin Kazan.

In partnership with a new site, Russian Football Now, EPL Talk presents the first episode of RFN's podcast.

On Thursday, Russian teams were drawn into two of the more difficult UEFA Champions League groups.

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Russian Premier League has been established in 2001 and has since become one of the strongest leagues in Europe. The top tier of Russian football is currently ranked as 6th best league in Europe, mostly thanks to the success of teams from Russia in European competitions. This competition is attracting big crowds in the biggest country in the World and the quality of football does not fall too far behind their English counterpart.

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Wednesday afternoon saw Russia take on Argentina in a clash of two of FIFA's top ten ranked national sides in a friendly in Lokomotiv Stadium, Moscow. Diego Maradona's men, eager to recover some sort of dignity and continuity to their play after iffy recent performances and results, won against another side known for their neat [. Click to continue reading...