Not everyone returned as the Russian league resumed on Friday and Sochi made the most of Rostov's coronavirus problems as they thrashed a team of teenagers 10-1.... more »
The Russian Premier League emerges from its coronavirus lockdown Friday with Rostov forced to field a team of inexperienced youngsters at Sochi with their main side in quarantine.... more »
The Russian Premier League is due to return this weekend after three months in cold storage, but the perils of trying to restart in the midst of a pandemic have been highlighted as the entire FK Rostov squad has been placed in quarantine after six players tested positive for coronavirus.... more »
Krasnodar kept their hopes of a maiden Champions League group-stage campaign alive, as a 3-0 win at Arsenal Tula on Sunday took the race for second place in Russia to the final day of the season.... more »
Peruvian winger Jefferson Farfan grabbed Lokomotiv Moscow a 1-0 win over Rostov at the RZD Arena on Sunday to maintain their two-point lead over Spartak Moscow at the top of the Russian Premier League.... more »
Russia's Premier League has closed Rostov's stadium because of the poor condition of the pitch, a week after Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho slammed the surface as unplayable.... more »
It was 1-1 on the pitch and all-square off it as dire predictions of bloody battles between Russian and English fans, reprising their violent clashes from Euro 2016, proved unfounded in Rostov on Thursday.... more »
Former Manchester United winger Andrei Kanchelskis warned the Premier League giants against complacency in next week's Europa League last 16 first-leg clash against unfancied Rostov.... more »
Rostov coach Ivan Daniliants said Friday's 6-0 rout of Tomsk served as a warning to Manchester United that they won't roll over when they face Jose Mourinho's English giants in the Europa League.... more »
Favourites Manchester United were drawn on Friday to face faraway Russian outfit Rostov, who unlike Jose Mourinho were delighted with the Europa League last-16 tie.... more »
Christian Noboa's superb free-kick earned Rostov a shock 3-2 Champions League win over Bayern Munich in Russia on Wednesday, leaving Carlo Ancelotti's side facing a tough last-16 draw.... more »
worldfootball looks ahead to Wednesday's Champions League action with Arsenal v Paris Saint-Germain the plum tie while Barcelona, Manchester City and Bayern Munich all face challenging away games:... more »
Antoine Griezmann scored a 93rd-minute winner as Atletico Madrid secured their place in the last 16 of the Champions League on Tuesday with a hard-fought 2-1 victory over FC Rostov at the Vicente Calderon.... more »
Russian football authorities on Thursday downplayed a banana-throwing incident at the Champions League match between Rostov and PSV Eindhoven, despite it coming as the club served a punishment for racist abuse.... more »
Joshua Kimmich grabbed a second-half double and birthday boy Thomas Mueller was on target as Bayern Munich hammered the Russian side Rostov 5-0 in the Champions League on Tuesday.... more »
Unheralded Russian side Rostov qualified for the group stage of the Champions League with a famous win over Dutch former European champions Ajax on Wednesday.... more »
Five-time champions CSKA Moscow maintained their lead in the Russian Premier League with a 2-0 win over FC Krasnodar in their penultimate match of the season on Monday, but Rostov kept up the pressure by beating Ural 1-0.... more »
Russian Premier League surprise leaders Rostov face a stern test to their title ambitions when they take on reigning champions Zenit St Petersburg at the weekend.... more »
Russian Premier League surprise leaders Rostov are hoping to give their unlikely title challenge a massive boost when they visit Amkar Perm on Friday.... more »
Russian Premier League table-toppers CSKA Moscow and Rostov face off on Saturday in a top-of-the-table clash CSKA coach Leonid Slutsky suggests will shape the rest of the season.... more »
Russian Premier League club Rostov have cancelled their plans to set up their January traning camp in Turkey, Alexander Shikunov, club deputy president said Wednesday.... more »