Giant Juicy Previews Spartak Moscow vs. Dynamo Moscow Sunday, November 25, 2012, 13:30 MSK/4:30 AM EST Luzhniki Stadium If you Google "Russian Clasico", the first thing that pops up is a video claiming the Russian Clasico is CSKA vs. Spartak Moscow. You also get photos of Cristiano Ronaldo, Pep Guardiola, and Rafa Benitez, so something must be wrong with this picture. What the world's most famous search engine...
This season's North London Derby was full of surprises, some pleasant and others bearing quite the opposite character. Interestingly enough, the Spurs started off quite well, scoring a goal that was disallowed for an offside, and another that was counted. Emmanuel Adebayor scored against his former club on the rebound after Szczesny saved a tough shot from Defoe. Tottenham continued to dominate, leading with 4 attempts in just...
One of the top derbies in the RPL ended well before halftime after repeated acts of hooliganism posed a threat to the players of the home team. The singing crowds at Moscow's Arena Khimki rejoiced as the Blue-and-Whites showed a good game against Zenit St. Petersburg. Kevin Kuranyi and Aleksandr Kokorin were frequently closing in on the box; the former forced Malafeev into a save several times. The...
The game could have bustled on and on. It could have ended in many ways, but neither team was willing to square it off. The Lions' emerging manager Paul Lambert is certainly not to be underestimated. Sir Alex Ferguson himself said in a recent interview that Lambert has much potential and has already done a great job despite the difficulties in working with so many new players. Yet...
What's going on with Dynamo? The team that seemingly started to get out of a terrible season and an equally bad start to this season seems to be heading backwards. The narrow, difficult win against FC Khimki in the Russian Cup should have been a pretty good indication of what's in store for the 14th match week of the Premier League. Unfortunately Dynamo manager Dan Petrescu was too...
One would think that a face-off between the two longest-serving managers in English football would be an exciting match with goals coming from every direction. Sadly, Arsenal's game this season denied us that thrill, and it doesn't look like things will get better anytime soon. In a very predictable manner, Robin van Persie opened up the score for the Reds. Already the forward has contributed to a United...
