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Sheshukov Returns to Spartak Moskva, Ilič May Follow

Aleksandr Sheshukov returns to Spartak after seven years (Photo: Dmitry Korotayev/Epsilon/Getty Images)

Spartak Moskva is the latest club to profit from FK Moskva’s liquidation.

As anticipated, over the weekend Spartak Moskva announced the signing of FK Moskva’s Aleksandr Sheshukov.

For the 26-year-old defensive midfielder the transfer marks the return to the club he virtually began his career—playing [...]

Loan Moves Have Spartak Trim Defense

Egor Filipenko has been sent on loan to Sibir (Photo: AP/Efrem Lukatsky)

Spartak Moskva has trimmed their defensive squad, announcing one loan move and apparently readying a second.

On Friday Spartak revealed that the club has decided Egor Filipenko will not return to the fold for 2010. The 21-year-old has been sent on loan to FK [...]

Blatnjak and Pavlenko Join Rostov

Dragan Blatnjak is the latest acquisition in Rostov busy off-season

FK Rostov has made what appears to be their final moves of the offseason, signing midfielder Dragan Blatnjak and securing the loan of striker Aleksandr Pavlenko from Spartak Moskva.

Blatnjak, a former Khimki player, holds the distinction of being FK Moskva’s last signing after he committed [...]

Friendlies Abound and Still Spletnik Creeps In

Guilherme appears back to full fitness for CSKA

The Russian transfer rumors have subsided a bit while the RPL squads sweat it out in their respective training camps. While we still have some spletnik on offer, we thought we’d also check in on some of the friendlies that have taken place on Tuesday.

–We’ll start with [...]

Rossisky Roundup : Russian Football Week in Review

This is the first edition of what will be a new weekly feature on the site, looking back at the previous weeks “goings on” in Russian football.  We will review all the latest news and interesting stories, as well as provide some brief analysis of the subject matter.  The column will close out with a [...]