Like many people, Kazakh journalist Peter Volikov thought Andrei Arshavin was all washed up when he arrived at FC Kairat, so he made a bet with the lovable former Russia international: if Arshavin scored eight goals in his first season with the club, he could shave Volikov’s head.
Russia’s Aleksandr Kokorin and Pavel Mamaev have been punished by their respective clubs for reportedly spending €250,000(!!!) on 500 bottles of top-shelf Armand de Brignac champagne for everyone in a Monte Carlo nightclub after their nation’s Euro 2016 group-stage exit. Oh, and they had the champagne brought out as the Russian national anthem played in the club. Thankfully, there is video.
Too many footballers to count have been compared to Lionel Messi over the years, but this pitch invader at a Spartak Moscow match truly deserves the title.
Racism doesn’t exist in Russia. But it was brought to the country from other places. Like fashion. But racist incidents are just for fun.
These are the absolutely insane assertions of former Russia captain and 2018 World Cup ambassador Alexei Smertin.
Red Bull produced a series of videos based on the premise that Hulk doesn’t know his own incredible strength. In this particular video, Hulk attempts to blow out the candles on a birthday cake, but ends up blowing the whole cake into a teammate’s face. But all of that irrelevant. All that truly matters is our dear Andrei Arshavin’s laugh.
To celebrate winning their fifth Russian Premier League title, Andre Villas-Boas and the Zenit Saint Petersburg players dressed up like old fashion military generals and posed for a rather absurd team photo.
There really isn’t too much more that can be said about this spectacular image other than: Andrei Arshavin looks like an adorable lawn jockey.
