Russian Premier League

Big-spending Russian Football Premier League club Anzhi Makhachkala will have its budget cut by its billionaire owner Suleiman Kerimov.

Russian Premier League club Zenit St. Petersburg will open its new football stadium on schedule, as the vice-governor responsible for construction denies claims that the venue’s completion will be delayed by two years.

Russian Premier League football club Zenit St. Petersburg had its appeal against a technical defeat rejected by the Court of Arbitration for Sport today.

Pauline McVey, analyst for SportBusiness Intelligence, looks at televised sport in Russia and considers the impact of the decision by the Russian Premier League to launch its own football channel