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  FC Spartak Moscow - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Spartak came back the next year and won the title in 1979, beating Dynamo Kyiv and thanks to Spartak supporters, the period is considered to be the start of the modern-style fans' movement in the Soviet Union.
Spartak was entitled to place a golden star on its badge in 2003 in commemoration of having won five Russian championships (this having been achieved in 1997).
At present, Spartak's arch rival is CSKA Moscow; although this is a relatively recent rivalry having only emerged in the last twenty years.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Spartak_Moscow   (1134 words)

  
 RTÉ.ie Sport - Champions League   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Spartak Moscow return to the Champions League after a four-year absence and they will be hoping to fare better than when they last appeared in the competition.
Spartak begin the current campaign with a trip to the Allianz Arena to face the German champions Bayern Munich on matchday one.
Spartak were a regular fixture in the Champions league during the 1990s as they dominated the Russian league.
www.rte.ie /sport/soccer/championsleague/spartak_moscow.html   (817 words)

  
 RIA Novosti - Opinion & analysis - Spartak's early demise
Spartak Moscow won the Soviet Championship four times, defeating CSKA and Dynamo despite their "administrative resources" (a talented hockey player could be drafted into the army and ordered to play for CSKA, or "offered" a job in the police, which made him a Dynamo player).
Spartak, which did not have this opportunity, nevertheless won 12 silver and eight bronze medals in national championships, and 17 of its players climbed to the top of the Olympic dais.
Spartak's problems started accumulating when Moscow Deputy Mayor Valery Shantsev, president of the Moscow Hockey Federation, was appointed governor of the Nizhny Novgorod Region on the Volga.
en.rian.ru /analysis/20060816/52719018.html   (905 words)

  
 Газета.Ru - Spartak Moscow face tax evasion probe   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
The key figures in the case are Oleg Romantsev, who at the time was Spartak’s president, the then-director general Yuri Zavarzin and the former chief accountant of Spartak Pavel Panasenko.
Interestingly, the investigators did not mention Grigory Yesaulenko, who was the vice president of Spartak at the time and directly involved in the club’s affairs.
During the investigation it was established that she was killed by ordinary drug addicts, who were later killed by rebels in the Chechen town of Gudermes.
www.gazeta.ru /2003/04/15/SpartakMosco.shtml   (839 words)

  
 RIA Novosti - Sports - Spartak Moscow out of 2006-7 hockey season-1
Spartak Moscow, founded in 1946, finished 10th in the Russian Superleague last season and lost in the last 1/16 of the play-offs to Salavat Yulayev from Ufa.
The day before the deadline expired, Vadim Melkov, the then head of Spartak Moscow, said the club had settled the issue with the RHF and it would play in the Superleague next season, but financial guarantees would be presented next week.
Spartak Moscow, which celebrates the 60th anniversary of its foundation this year, won the Soviet Championship four times and enjoyed success at the European level, winning the Spengler Cup five times.
en.rian.ru /sports/20060811/52525698.html   (360 words)

  
 SPARTAK MOSCOW - Information Report -- Сезон 2005/06 -- Официальный сайт хоккейного ...
It was under his commandment when Spartak became bronze medalist (1980) and silver medalist four seasons in a row (1981-1984) of the USSR Championship.
The latter was opened on July 14, 1956 on the territory of beloved by all Muscovites Culture and Resort Park in Sokolniki district.
All today leaders of Spartak are its pupils and used to play for legendary club on their time.
www.spartak.ru /season05-06/news/sp_angl.php   (674 words)

  
 | A Small Way of Saying "No": Moscow Working Men, Spartak Soccer, and the Communist Party, 1900–1945 | The ...
Spartak, on the other hand, was always the beloved favorite of Muscovite, and later Soviet, fans, a status it maintained despite dramatic ups and downs on the playing field.
Spartak fans saw themselves as ordinary folk and called Spartak "the people's team." Dinamo also drew some support from workers, as well as thousands of white-collar employees of the Ministry of Interior, but it was primarily the team of the police—one of the most privileged sectors of society under Joseph Stalin.
Spartak therefore, cannot be understood without examining the role of the Starostins, particularly the eldest, Nikolai, and Andrei.
www.historycooperative.org /journals/ahr/107.5/ah0502001441.html   (14303 words)

  
 Spartak Moscow Pays Price for Inexperience
MUNICH, Germany -- Spartak Moscow coach Vladimir Fedotov put his side's heavy defeat by Bayern Munich down to a lack of experience and the German side's ruthless touch in front of goal.
Spartak is back playing in the Champions League after an absence of three seasons.
While the Moscow club held Bayern in the first half, it ended up 4-0 loser as the Bavarians made the most of their chances in the Champions League Group B with some clinical finishing.
www.themoscowtimes.com /stories/2006/09/14/094.html   (256 words)

  
 CNNSI.com - Soccer - Spartak Moscow clinches sixth straight Russian title - Saturday October 27, 2001 01:05 PM
Zenit had rocked Spartak with a goal in the second minute when the home side failed to cut out a cross from the goal line.
Spartak almost hit back two minutes later when Brazilian Luis Robson had a header blocked on the line by Zenit's goalkeeper and hacked away by the defence.
The victory means Spartak will return to the Champions League next season, where it will hope to improve on this year's performance.
sportsillustrated.cnn.com /soccer/news/2001/10/27/russia_spartak   (383 words)

  
 Telegraph | News | Spartak Moscow pay penalty for traffic jams
Weary commuters stuck in one of Moscow's horrendous traffic jams may have recognised something familiar in the red-and-white uniforms of the men disconsolately jogging between the lanes of immoveable vehicles on Tuesday night.
The sight of players from Spartak Moscow, the capital's premier football club, having to run through the streets ahead of a crucial Champion's League fixture against Inter Milan has heightened calls for the authorities to deal with some of Europe's worst traffic congestion.
Spartak went on to lose the game 1-0, conceding a goal in the first minute.
www.telegraph.co.uk /news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2006/11/02/wrussia02.xml   (302 words)

  
 CNN.com - Scala named as Spartak Moscow boss - Nov. 27, 2003
Scala guided Shakhtar Donetsk to their first Ukrainian league title in his first season at the helm in 2002 but was forced to leave just three months later following a 5-1 thrashing by Austria Vienna in a UEFA Cup match.
He becomes Spartak's fourth coach in less than six months in what has become the club's worst season in almost three decades.
Spartak, who take on Romania's Dinamo Bucharest in a UEFA Cup second round, second leg tie on Thursday, finished in 10th place last season.
cnn.com /2003/SPORT/football/11/27/spartak.scala.reut/index.html   (312 words)

  
 ESPNsoccernet: Spartak Moscow Team Page   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Russian media have hailed Spartak Moscow after they finally snapped a record 22-match winless streak in the Champions League by beating Sporting 3-1 in their final Group B match on Tuesday.
Spartak Moscow ended a record six-year, 22-match run without a victory in the Champions League by beating Sporting 3-1 in their final Group B match on Tuesday.
A first-minute goal by Julio Cruz proved to be decisive as Inter Milan beat Spartak Moscow 1-0 in their Champions League Group B match, played on a freezing night in the Russian capital on Tuesday.
soccernet.espn.go.com /team?id=1941&cc=4716   (223 words)

  
 CNNSI.com - Soccer - Elber's late goal lifts Bayern Munich past Spartak Moscow - Tuesday February 13, 2001 07:14 PM
The Bundesliga leader increased the pressure and Spartak goalkeeper Aleksandar Filimonov had to stop several shots form the edge of the area in quick succession.
Spartak replied through Vasily Baranov in the 20th but Oliver Kahn stopped his low drive from 16 meters (yards).
Russian tennis star Yevgeny Kafelnikov and Moscow Mayor Yuri Luzhkov were among the Spartak fans at Munich's Olympic stadium.
sportsillustrated.cnn.com /soccer/news/2001/02/13/bayern_spartak   (504 words)

  
 Spartak Moscow Player Luc Zoa Ends Season After Street Beating
Moscow Spartak FC’s Cameroon player Luc Zoa will not play any more games this season, after an attack by unknown assailants in broad daylight in Moscow left him with a concussion.
Spartak spokesman Vladimir Shevchenko told the news agency this was likely the end of the season for Zoa, who will undergo medical treatment for another week and then face a month for full recovery.
Spartak hockey player Anatoly Ustyugov died two days after he was severally beaten by unknown assailants.
www.camfoot.com /article.php3?id_article=5350   (441 words)

  
 rediff.com sports: Liverpool thrashed Spartak Moscow 5-0
Spartak were a pale shadow of the side that defeated Liverpool 2-0 on their only previous visit to Anfield in the European Cup Winners Cup a decade ago.
The class of 2002 arrived without a point and looking for their first win in 14 Champions League games, dating back to a victory over English side Arsenal in November 2000, but were rocked by Heskey's early goal.
Spartak coach Oleg Romantsev was brief in his assessment of his side's mauling.
www.rediff.com /sports/2002/oct/03liver.htm   (432 words)

  
 HC Spartak Moscow - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
HC Spartak Moscow (ru: Спартак Москва) is a Russian professional ice hockey team.
One of the sections of the Spartak Moscow sports club, HC Spartak Moscow was established in 1946.
Unfortunately for Spartak, Melkov died during the S7 Airlines plane crash of July 9th, 2006.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/HC_Spartak_Moscow   (242 words)

  
 Spartak Moscow - Eurosport
Spartak Moscow claimed a spot in the UEFA Cup at the expense of...
Spartak Moscow forward Nikita Bazhenov is out for the Champions League group stages and remainder of the Russian season with a back injury.
Spartak Moscow welcome Sporting Lisbon to the Russian capital in the evening's early match in Group B. Football Champions League  
eurosport.com /football/teams/spartak-moscow/teamfoot.shtml   (508 words)

  
 Pravda.RU Spartak Moscow to get to next UEFA cup round?
Perhaps, because Spartak was in the middle of the tournament table and that is why could neither get higher nor lower.
Vladimir Fedotov, acting head coach of Spartak Moscow said at a press conference following the first leg of the UEFA Cup second round that he was satisfied with the way his team played against Dinamo Bucharest and disappointed with the way the latter played.
Moscow considers the agreement, achieved in Rome by Russia and Italy on simplifying the procedure of trips, as the first step towards introducing a visa-free regime with the European Union, official spokesman for the Russian Foreign Ministry Alexander Yakovenko said on Thursday.
newsfromrussia.com /main/2003/11/07/51082.html   (2033 words)

  
 MSN INDIA - Inter Milan trounce Spartak Moscow   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Milan, Italy - Julio Ricardo Cruz scored twice in the first 10 minutes Wednesday to lead Inter Milan to a 2-1 win over Spartak Moscow in the Champions League.
Roman Pavlyuchenko scored for Spartak in the 54th off a cross from Denis Boyarintsev.
Spartak threatened in the first half with shots by Boyarintsev and Brazilian midfielder Mozart.
content.msn.co.in /Sports/Stories/SportsAP_191006_1119.htm   (348 words)

  
 Gallery :: Spartak Moscow 2000 - 2001 (#17 Belozerov) Champions League   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Spartak Moscow 2000 2001 CL Away SS Belozerov Badge vs Arsenal
Spartak Moscow 2000 2001 CL Away SS Belozerov Collar02 vs Arsenal
Spartak Moscow 2000 2001 CL Away SS Belozerov Collar vs Arsenal
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 SOCCER - CBS SportsLine.com
MOSCOW (AP) -Guus Hiddink selected a largely youthful roster on Tuesday for Russia's upcoming European championship qualifier against Macedonia, dropping longtime captain Alexei Smertin and Alexander Kerzhakov.
The Dutchman chose Roman Shishkin and Dmitri Torbinskiy of Spartak Moscow for the first time, as well as CSKA Moscow defender Ivan Taranov and Zenit St. Petersburg midfielder Igor Denisov.
CSKA Moscow defender Sergei Ignashevich was chosen for the Nov. 15 match in Skopje despite picking up an injury in a game last weekend against Zenit.
www.sportsline.com /soccer/story/9785496   (387 words)

  
 NBA.com: NBA Europe Live City Guide: Moscow, Russia
Moscow is the capital of Russia and one of the world’s great cities, acting as home to over nine million people.
From the Kremlin to the statues of the Cold War Soviet era, there is ample history to savour and examine around Red Square and beyond.
But Moscow is modernising itself with new parks, shops, hotels and bars which are turning it into a modern metropolis for residents and visitors alike.
www.nba.com /europelive/us_moscow_city0806.html   (228 words)

  
 FOX Sports - Champions League - Bayern beats Spartak Moscow 4-0   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Champions League Ad Claudio Pizarro scored the first goal in the 48th, Roque Santa Cruz padded the lead in the 52nd, Bastian Schweinsteiger notched the third in the 71st and Hasan Salihamidzic completed the victory in the 84th minute of the Group B match at the Allianz Arena.
Spartak easily controlled the first half against a pale edition of Bayern, which failed to create a single scoring opportunity.
Mark van Bommel provided the short pass for Santa Cruz on the edge of the penalty area and he broke free to score with a low shot to the far corner.
msn.foxsports.com /soccer/story/5959800   (530 words)

  
 R U S S I A N     F O O T B A L L
This site will continue existing in a frozen state as a reference, at least for a while.
"Krylya Sovietov" of Samara went top of the premier division on Saturday, while "Spartak" moved back to the second place after suffering a 1:2 defeat in St.Petersburg.
"Spartak"'s Shirko was sent off for two bookable offences in 45th minute, and this ultimately allowed "Zenit" to come back after losing 0:1, to win 2:1.
www.quark.lu.se /~oxana/football.html   (250 words)

  
 Spartak Moscow Player Luc Zoa Ends Season After Street Beating - NEWS - MOSNEWS.COM   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Moscow has continuously denied four Israeli nationals convicted in Russia permission to serve their terms at home unless Israel extradites Jewish Russian-born entrepreneur Leonid Nevzlin, once the second-in-command of Yukos and business partner of the jailed Russian tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky, Yedioth Ahronoth reports.
Despite isolated tactical victories in fight against terrorism, the West has failed to learn the lessons of September 11, Russian pundit Sergei Karaganov is convinced.
Every October Russian wargame fans gather near Moscow for the year’s biggest event — the “Moscow Lies Behind”.
www.mosnews.com /news/2004/10/28/zoa.shtml   (769 words)

  
 Spartak Moscow Looks to Europe
As the domestic soccer championship comes to a close, all eyes will be on Spartak Moscow's European Champions' League campaign, where the Russians are emerging as one of the teams to beat.
Spartak outscored its opponents 10-2 in the last two matches in the Russian Premier Division, including beating Tekstilshik 4-2 in the season finale at Luzhniki Stadium Thursday night in front of a sparse crowd of about 1,000.
You might also be interested in our free E-mail News Summary, which delivers our entire edition every day straight to your inbox.
www.themoscowtimes.com /stories/1995/10/28/047.html   (167 words)

  
 Spartak Moscow - the greatest Russian Club - International Soccer Forum |Soccer Discussion
Spartak have 12 titles of USSR (more only Dinamo Kiev) and 9 titles in Russian football.
Yes and the last time when Spartak Moscow was the champion of Russian Premier League is 2001
But, Unfortunately Vagner Love doesnt look good in our league, now.Instead of Jo who was bought by CSKA from Corinthians.He is almost scores 11 goals in 9 games.
www.forum-for-football.com /football_forum/showthread.php?t=56   (574 words)

  
 Spartak Moscow Sells Vidic to Manchester United - NEWS - MOSNEWS.COM   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Manchester United have agreed an undisclosed fee with Spartak Moscow for defender Nemanja Vidic, the Premier League club announced in a press release quoted by Reuters.
The Serbia and Montenegro international is expected to complete the move when the transfer window opens on Jan. 1.
Vidic was captain of his first club Red Star Belgrade before moving to Spartak in 2004.
mosnews.com /news/2005/12/26/vidic.shtml   (420 words)

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