Russia scored a hard victory in the friendly against Belarus, thanks to goals by young players making their dream debut.

Timofey Mozgov, 28, has been hailed for the Dunk of the Night in the NBA final between Cleveland Cavaliers and Golden State Warriors.

Spartak Moscow is reported to be eyeing former Bayern coach as a replacement for Murat Yakin after a lackluster season at the newly built stadium.

FC Rubin Kazan has extended the contract with head coach Rinat Bilyaletdinov, says a statement on the corporate website.

The head of the Russian Football Union has been voted out of office after repeated scandals, including over Capello's pay.

Arsenal Tula coach may be signed as a new manager for Spartak Moscow after Murat Yakin quit the team, failing to build a competitive squad.

Spartak coach Murat Yakin quits the team after failing to build a competitive squad.

Spartak owner Leonid Fedun stepped down as chairman of the board of directors after another unsuccessful year for the red and white.

The scandal around the football officials suspected of corruption made the posts tagged #FIFA a trend on Twitter. In the afternoon of May 27 the hashtag took the first line in the trends of Switzerland, USA, France, Germany, Russia, and in the general Worldwide ranking.

The press secretary of the International Federation of Football Associations (FIFA), Walter de Gregorio, denied the possibility of conducting new elections of hosts of the World Cups of 2018 and 2022.