Thomas Giles hosts the first Russian Football News podcast and is joined by the website's Editor-in-Chief Toke Theilade and fellow writer Danny Armstrong.

They discuss the impact of Leonid Slutsky on the Russian national team and how the country can move forward with a home World Cup on the horizon.

They then discuss Andre Villas Boas's reign at Zenit St. Petersburg which is due to end at the end of the season and the recent Champions League match between CSKA Moscow and Manchester United.