World Anti-Doping Agency shuts down Moscow lab again
The World Anti-Doping Agency has ordered Moscow's drug-testing laboratory to be shut down again JANUARY 22, 2020
Russian soccer player apologizes for road rage beating
Spartak Moscow midfielder Ayaz Guliyev has apologized after he was accused of hitting a pedestrian with his car before getting out and beating him APRIL 12, 2019
Relegation-wary Villarreal fires coach Luis Garcia Plaza
Villarreal has fired coach Luis Garcia Plaza after it won only one of its nine matches under his command JANUARY 29, 2019
Russian doping agency says reforms at risk if new suspension
The Russian anti-doping agency says reforms in Russian sport are at risk if it is suspended again by the World Anti-Doping Agency JANUARY 19, 2019
Sevilla, Villarreal, Genk advance in Europa League
Olympiakos knocked AC Milan out of the Europa League on Thursday, with Sevilla, Villarreal and Celtic among the teams advancing DECEMBER 13, 2018
Booed after scoring, Spartak Moscow player faces fan fury
When Denis Glushakov scores a goal for Spartak Moscow, some fans cheer and some fans jeer DECEMBER 3, 2018
Spartak Moscow charged after fan confronts captain
Spartak Moscow is facing punishment from UEFA after a fan ran onto the field during a Europa League game to confront the team captain NOVEMBER 30, 2018
Russian club Rostov punished for discriminatory chants
Russian soccer club FC Rostov has been fined $2,100 for discriminatory chants by its fans OCTOBER 31, 2018
Massimo Carrera fired as Spartak Moscow coach
Spartak Moscow fires coach Massimo Carrera after disappointing start to season OCTOBER 22, 2018
Russian club drops 2 players after Instagram poem dispute
Two leading Russian football players have been left out of Spartak Moscow's squad for a Europa League game amid a dispute over a poem posted on Instagram SEPTEMBER 19, 2018
Russian soccer players embroiled in Instagram poem dispute
Two Russian soccer players have become embroiled in a dispute over a poem on Instagram SEPTEMBER 18, 2018
John Terry rejects contract offer from Spartak Moscow
The former England captain John Terry says he's rejected a contract offer from Russian club Spartak Moscow SEPTEMBER 12, 2018
Spartak's Luiz Adriano banned 3 games for hitting opponent
UEFA has banned Spartak Moscow forward Luiz Adriano for three games after he hit an opponent AUGUST 27, 2018
Champions League third qualifying round draw
NYON, Switzerland (AP) Draw made Monday for the UEFA Champions League third qualifying round: JULY 23, 2018
Lenin statue at final sandwiched by ads for Budweiser, Visa
MOSCOW (AP) When Lenin had a thirst for revolution, this is not what he had in mind. JULY 14, 2018
Fan detained at World Cup after statue vandalized
MOSCOW (AP) Moscow police said they have detained a person after a statue was vandalized at the stadium where England played Colombia at the World Cup. JULY 3, 2018
Former US soccer star Alexi Lalas talks diving at World Cup
Former U.S. National Team member and FOX analyst Alexi Lalas says officials crackdown on ''diving is effectively changing behavior, but robbing the game of some of its most interes... JUNE 20, 2018
UEFA punishes Roma, Spartak, Athletic Bilbao for fan clashes
NYON, Switzerland (AP) UEFA has punished three clubs and ordered fines totaling 145,000 euros ($169,000) for fan violence at Champions League and Europa League games. JUNE 5, 2018
Spartak and Zenit fined in latest Russia fan racism cases
MOSCOW (AP) Spartak Moscow and Zenit St. Petersburg have both been fined for racist chants by their fans, the latest such incident in World Cup host nation Russia. APRIL 25, 2018
Slumping Swiss club Grasshoppers fires coach Murat Yakin
ZURICH (AP) Grasshoppers says it has fired coach Murat Yakin as the 27-time Swiss champions fight against relegation. APRIL 10, 2018
Russian soccer mourns fire dead with silent halves
MOSCOW (AP) Russian soccer teams played in near silence on Saturday as the country mourned 64 people killed in a shopping mall fire. MARCH 31, 2018
Police officer dies after fan violence before game in Spain
BILBAO, Spain (AP) A Spanish riot police officer died of cardiac arrest after clashes involving Russian soccer fans before a Europa League... FEBRUARY 22, 2018
Officer dies of cardiac arrest after fan violence in Spain
BILBAO, Spain (AP) A Spanish riot police officer died of cardiac arrest after clashes involving Russian soccer fans before a Europa League... FEBRUARY 22, 2018
Spartak loans Napoli's Maksimovic after injury to Dzhikiya
MOSCOW (AP) Spartak Moscow has signed Serbia defender Nikola Maksimovic on loan from Napoli as a replacement for the injured Georgy Dzhikiya. JANUARY 26, 2018
Spartak Moscow spokesman fined over player's 'racist' tweet
MOSCOW (AP) The head of Spartak Moscow's public relations department has been fined after a player posted a tweet to the club account describing his own black teammates as ''choc... JANUARY 23, 2018