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Sbornaja of the Week: Round Three

Round three sees Marek Suchý make his debut appearance on our sbornaja (Photo: Aleksey Ivanov)

For round three our sbornaja of the week turns out to be a healthy balance of newcomers and veterans. That is, not only in terms of RPL experience, but in terms of experience with our sbornaja accolades. Here’s the 4-4-2:

RFU Announces Their Top Players of 2009

While certainly not the last of its kind, the board of the Russian Football Union has released their list of the top players in the Russian Premier League in 2009. Just as with any such list, there are omissions and inclusions that are questionable. Nonetheless, it is at least one opportunity to reflect on the [...]

Alex Tops the List of Spartak International Call-ups

Alex will join Brazil for friendly against England

Club officials at Spartak Moskva have announced that eight players from “the People’s Team” have been called up to various national squads.

Alex will be traveling to Qatar for the Brazil National Team’s friendly match against England in Doha, which will then be followed by another friendly in [...]

Spartak Fan Scores From the Spot, Inspires Alex?

Spartak Moskva has one of the best dead ball strikers in the league, one of the reasons why Alex is near-money from the spot. But nightmare beyond nightmare for the struggling Moskvites: Alex gets hurt.

Who would Valeri Karpin turn to in his time of need?

If this weekend’s match was any indication, Spartak could [...]

Spartak Moskva Reeling, Lose 2 – 1 at Saturn

Spartak Moskva’s slight drop in play is now beginning to become a steeper incline each and every week.  Just 3 weeks ago, the Muscovite Red and Whites were only one point from the top spot and had a golden opportunity to leapfrog first place Rubin Kazan with a win.  However, Spartak’s behinds were handed to [...]