19
May

Zenit player scores, swears at fans, gets red card

You stay classy Roman Shirokov.

The Zenit midfielder was subbed on in the 59th minute of a match against Volga, and he certainly made an impression. In stoppage time, Shirokov scored Zenit’s third goal, securing a 3-1 victory.

But then he carried out a bizarre celebration.

After the goal, Shirokov proceeded to flip off the home crowd. The referee wasted no time, and sent him off with a straight red card.

Apparently the fans were booing as he was subbed on because he tweeted “CSKA deserved the championship” after CSKA Moscow won the league, which assured a second place finish for Zenit. This appeared to be his way of repaying them.

H/T 101GG

29
Apr

Linesman assaults youth player after match

Following the conclusion of a Russian reserve league match between Amkar Perm and Terek, linesman Musa Kadyrov committed an unforgivable act. Right after the final whistle blows, the linesman drops his flag and begins to assault an 18-year-old Amkar defender. After punches and kicks were landed, his teammates swooped in for the rescue.

To add insult to injury, Terek players took the opportunity to create even more chaos.

The attacked defender told the Guardian:

“The ref blew the final whistle and I started walking to our bench, when suddenly someone came from behind, pushed me to the ground and began kicking and punching me,” the 18-year-old Amkar player told reporters.

“Terek players then joined the attack. Someone grabbed me by the throat, another hit me … bloodying my face.”

The Russian football association has, rightfully, acted quickly and pushed for a lifetime ban for the out of control linesman.

26
Mar

Too long have pitch invaders been coming on to the field to interrupt the game. Now, it seems, we have a potent weapon against such anti-social behavior! A new breed of super stewards ready to take on the invasion. This video shows a fan on the pitch in the Brazil vs Russia game. The unsuspecting fan is running around the pitch (obviously lapping up his moment), before the steward takes him down with a move more associated with WWE.

The steward’s 15 minutes of fame continued after the match, when fans were eager to get a photo with him!

Image via @Pagey13

10
Sep

Check out this hot-dog goal of the year from Russia B’s game against the Turkey U-23’s this weekend.

The fun starts about 53 seconds in when FC Volga’s Alexi Sapogov wins the ball at midfield, beats the keeper… and then sets up the ball so he can dive and head it into an empty net.

The Turks were not amused — they promptly took a direct red for retaliation. They would go on to lose 4-1.