Russia’s manager Fabio Capello threw his unswerving support behind goalkeeper Igor Akinfeyev at a press conference ahead of the key clash against Belgium on Sunday.

Russia may be stripped of its only point by FIFA after neo-Nazi banners were spotted at the match between Russia and South Korea.

Moscow's Dynamo football club is interested in acquiring the Dutch defender of English Manchester United, Alexander Buettner.

The forward Alexander Kerzhakov repeated the achievement of Vladimir Beschastnyh in the number of goals scored in the Russian national football team.

Russia managed to tie the tense game against South Korea to preserve good chances for qualifying for the knockout stage at the 2014 FIFA World Cup being held in Brazil.

Alisher Usmanov, Russia’s richest man, explains his interest in FC Arsenal and his hopes for Russia’s first appearance at the World Cup in 12 years in his column on Bloomberg.

Russia wins the worlds by routing old rivals Finland 5-2 in a tense match without their coach.

The Swedish media are split over their national team’s chances in the semifinals of the world championship against Russia, says Sovetsky Sport.

Zenit St. Petersburg is expected to announce the signing of Benfica star Ezequiel Garay, to the envy of Premier League’s giants Manchester United, Chelsea and Tottenham, says the Daily Express.

Russian tennis player Maria Sharapova says money is not the most important thing in her life. In an interview to the German Tennis Magazin, the tennis star said no-one knows how much she really earns.