This week, James and David are joined by none other than the voice of Russian Football in English, Alexey Yaroshevsky. We go through all the weekend's action, including the twin resignations of Rashid Rakhimov and Murad Musaev, the latter's replacement at Krasnodar in the shape of a certain Viktor Goncharenko, the Race for Europe, Lokomotiv's resurgence since the resumption after the winter break and Yaro answers all your questions and more.

Timestamps:

00:00 - Introduction

01:20 - Yaro's work on Russian Football and TV

03:15 - Musaev's resignation & Goncharenko at Krasnodar

20:40 - Rashid Rakhimov leaves Ufa

33:28 - Olic's early games at CSKA

36:50 - The Title Race

41:44 - Rubin Corner

45:58 - Loko's Winning Streak

50:59 - Ribalta leaves Zenit

51:50 - RFN x Yaro Mailbag

01:11:30 - Outro & Socials

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We round-up the international break this week, taking a look at Russia's latest World Cup Qualifiers as Artem Dzyuba nears Aleksandr Kherzhakov's goal record & David monologues about Russian U21 football for 4 hours. We also discuss the burgeoning talent of Khvicha Kvaratskhelia as the rest of the world begins to take notice, before finishing off with a discussion for the potential future of Nikolai Larin after he stood down as Director at Chertanovo Moscow.

Timestamps:

00:00 - Introduction

01:51 - Russia's games against Slovenia & Slovakia

21:30 - Khvicha v Spain

29:10 - Russia U21 crash out of the Euros

48:10 - Larin leaves Chertanovo

57:12 - Outro & Socials

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On the latest RFN Podcast, the RPL takes a break as we take a look at Russia's 3-1 over Malta in World Cup 2022 Qualifying, cast our eyes over the future of the National Team as Russia U21s fly out the blocks in their opening game of the U21 European Championships, we cover the usual FNL action and then finish off with some domestic coverage as CSKA Moscow announced the sacking of Viktor Goncharenko & hiring of club legend Ivica Olic as his replacement.

Timestamps:

00:00 - Introduction

01:17 - Dzyuba 3 off the record as Russia win

09:10 - Zakharyan, Chalov & co thrash Iceland U21s

25:05 - FNL Round-Up

41:04 - Olic replaces Goncharenko at CSKA

55:00 - Outro & Socials

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On this week's pod, James, Richard & Hanu catch up on the latest RPL action - casting an eye over the title battle, race for Europe and relegation. Then, the trio analyses Stani Cherchesov's latest Russia squad before delving into your questions in the latest Mailbag, including reform, exciting youngsters, doping in Russia and BLM.

Timestamps:

00:00 - Introduction

01:50 - Title Race

28:15 - Who will qualify for Europe?

41:00 - Relegation Battle

44:01 - Russia Squad Analysis

49:28 - RFN Mailbag

1:24:30 - Outro, Socials & Whatever This Is

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This week on the Russian Football News Podcast, the usual team casts their eye over the two big games from the weekend as Spartak demolished Krasnodar 6-1 and Rubin Kazan surprised league leaders Zenit with a 2-1 victory at home. They also cover Dynamo and CSKA's victories over Tambov and AKhmat respectively, before rounding off with a review of all the FNL action over the last two game weeks.

Timestamps:

00:00 - Introduction

01:17 - Rubin 2-1 Zenit

39: 40 - Spartak 6-1 Krasnodar

57:39 - Dinamo 2-0 Tambov

59:42 - CSKA 2-0 Akhmat

1:02:35 - FNL Summary

1:07:26 - News in Brief

1:09:20 - Outro

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This week, the regular team are joined by long-time RFN writer, Lokomotiv expert and meme extraordinaire Ilya Sokolov to discuss the return to action in the RPL, drop-down a tier to case an eye over FNL action before analysing the recent sexism controversy surrounding Andrei Kobelev.

Timestamps:

00:00 - Introduction

01:09 - Loko's derby loco

12:11 - Zakharyan's full debut @ Dinamo

16:40 - Rubin's excellent win v Spartak

25:10 - Details revealed on Shamil Gazizov's departure

28:50 - Konate + Khimki = Kool

35:09 - Sochi thrash Arsenal

38:30 - Krylia top the FNL

44:50 - Spartak Gogniev's Alania Brawl

47:52 - Chayka get going

50:00 - Volgar's new strikeforce off to a flyer

51:20 - Justice for Marx Lenin

53:15 - Artem Maksimenko's Ural debut

55:30 - Andrei Kobelev's sexist remarks

01:14:36 - Rest in peace, Yuri Albertovich Rozanov

01:16:25 - Ilya's Socials & Outro

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On the next RFN Podcast, we take a look over the big transfer news of the winter as Quincy Promes returns to Spartak, highlight Krylia Sovetov's impressive 4-0 win over Khimki to remain in the cup as the sole lower-league representatives, cast an eye over the Tambov winter crisis and analyse how they will remain in the RPL before then rounding out with a review of Krasnodar's Europa League loss against Dinamo Zagreb.

Timestamps:

00:00 - Introduction

01:30 - Russian Cup Last 16 Overview

02:08 - Arsenal Shoot Down Zenit

05:00 - Dynamo's Moscow Derby Spoils

09:31 - MASK: OFF, PROMES: ON

10:40 - Urunov Free of Spartak

15:50 - King Quincy (Again)

17:15 - Let's Talk about Ska

20:00 - Tambov are Back In Town - well, Saransk

38:10 - Krylia Flies the FNL Flag

42:20 - Krasnodar Falter against Dinamo Zareb

1:04:40 - Outro & Socials

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On the latest RFN Podcast, James, David and Richard cast their minds back to the first half of the FNL season, and review all the action. After that, the trio previews Krasnodar's upcoming Europa League knockout match against Dinamo Zagreb.

Timestamps

00:00 - Introduction

01:40 - FNL Winter Transfers

09:50 - Veles Firesale

14:20 - Krylia's Title Charge?

17:25 - Promotion Contenders

21:44 - Battle for Survival

28:11 - The two RPL "2" Sides

31:06 - Biggest Surprise

33:00 - Most Disappointing Side

36:00 - The Official W.T.I. FNL Frauds of 2020/21™

37:50 - FNL Honourable Mentions

41:00 - Krasnodar v Dinamo Zagreb Preview

1:01:51 - RFN Clubhouse

1:02:20 - Outro & Socials

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This week on the RFN Podcast, we return after our very own winter break as the RPL is about to return. Before it does, however, we get together to vote for our RPL Team of the Autumn from 2020/21.

Timestamps:

00:00 - Introduction

02:19 - Goalkeeper

17:23 - Right Back

25:30 - Central Defence

41:50 - Left Back

44:45 - Defensive Midfield

51:57 - Attacking Midfield

52:40 - Wingers

71:10 - Striker

86:06 - Outro & Socials

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This week on the RFN Podcast, we cover the last two game weeks of RPL action, including Zenit's 3-1 win over Spartak, Krasnodar thrashing Loko 5-0, Chalov scoring a hattrick and Khimki continuing their unbeaten run. Then we finish off by digging deep into the financial crisis enveloping Russian football as a result of the Coivd-19 pandemic.

Timestamps:

01:30 - El Klassikov

25:20 - Chalov hattrick for CSKA

28:30 - Khimki defeat Loko

31:00 - Rotor leapfrog Arsenal

33:20 - Krasnodar 5-0 Loko

36:50 - Rostov consistently inconsistent

37:30 - Rubin's new signing

39:10 - Russian Football's Financial Crisis

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