Rubin Kazan

Move over Mariah! Leonid Slutsky sings 'All I Want For Christmas Is You' – video

· The Guardian

Rubin Kazan manager Leonid Slutsky offers some Christmas cheer with his unique take on Mariah Carey's festive hit 'All I Want For Christmas Is You'. In a video released by the the Russian side the former Hull City,…

Rubin Kazan footballer scores astonishing backflip penalty – video

· The Guardian

A Rubin Kazan footballer has scored an incredible penalty in Russia's  National Student League . Norik Avdalyan performed a backward somersault as he netted a penalty in Kazan's 4-0 victory over against Cheboksary.…

Liverpool’s Jordon Ibe sinks Rubin Kazan with first goal for club

· The Guardian

Jürgen Klopp believes Jordon Ibe can have a bright future at Liverpool if he is prepared to work hard. The 19-year-old scored his first goal for the club as Liverpool beat Rubin Kazan 1-0 to record their first European…

Rubin Kazan v Liverpool: Europa League – as it happened

· The Guardian

Ibe scores to crown a dominant performance by Klopp’s men Match report: Rubin Kazan 0-1 Liverpool 6 min : And that’s even more encouraging for the visitors! Firmino created a chance with a lovely flourish of skill at…

Jürgen Klopp defends Liverpool after 1-1 draw against Rubin Kazan – video

· The Guardian

New manager Jürgen Klopp defends Liverpool’s 1-1 draw against 10-man Rubin Kazan in the Europa League. Klopp says the club worked hard against the stout defence put up by Rubin Kazan but ultimately failed to score…

Liverpool’s Jürgen Klopp praises his players for wholehearted effort

· The Guardian

• Manager says team were ‘98% OK’ in his first Anfield game • Europa League draw with Rubin Kazan described as ‘a start’ The football is clearly still a work in progress but Liverpool supporters got a strong flavour of…

Liverpool and Jürgen Klopp frustrated by draw against 10-man Rubin Kazan

· The Guardian

It was a good night on Merseyside for Germans – Jürgen Klopp received a rousing welcome and Emre Can scored Liverpool’s only goal – yet at the end of the evening the result and the performance remained stubbornly the…

Liverpool v Rubin Kazan: Europa League – as it happened

· The Guardian

Can scores but Liverpool fail to add another against 10 men Klopp is wearing a suit. A sober black and white number. Since MBM writers wear only uniform pants, we shouldn’t really cast judgement, but I’m gonna say I…

Yann M’Vila and Leroy Fer set to add muscle to Sunderland’s midfield

· The Guardian

• Rubin Kazan’s M’Vila scheduled for medical on Sunday • Fer set to join on season’s loan from QPR Dick Advocaat hopes to be in a position to include two new midfielders, Yann M’Vila and Leroy Fer, in the Sunderland…

Europa League roundup: Sevilla and Real Betis set up derby clash

· The Guardian

• Sevilla in 2-1 home win against Maribor, 4-3 on aggregate • Betis beat Rubin Kazan to go through 3-1 on aggregate Sevilla and Real Betis set up a mouthwatering derby in the last 16 of the Europa League with victories…

Rubin Kazan 1-0 Wigan Athletic | Europa League Group D match report

· The Guardian

Owen Coyle was keen to give credit to his players after seeing them lose a Europa League match from which he felt they deserved at least a point. Rubin Kazan's winner came when Oleg Kuzmin latched on to a lofted ball…

Wigan to keep faith with Lee Nicholls for trip to Rubin Kazan

· The Guardian

• Scott Carson remains sidelined for Championship club • Jean Beausejour out, Ben Watson to face fitness test Wigan will be without Jean Beausejour for Thursday's Europa League Group D away clash with Rubin Kazan in…

Wigan Athletic 1-1 Rubin Kazan | Europa League match report

· The Guardian

The main beneficiaries of Wigan's Europa League campaign might just be Manchester United. While it remains to be seen just how damaging the extra workload it involves will prove to the FA Cup winners' promotion push, it…

Frank Lampard spat with David Luiz was nothing, claims Chelsea manager

· The Guardian

• 'It's always good to have players arguing …' says Benítez • Chelsea beat Rubin Kazan in largely empty stadium Rafael Benítez said he had no problems with the squabble that erupted between David Luiz and Frank Lampard…

Rubin Kazan 3-2 Chelsea (Chelsea win 5-4 on agg) | Europa League

· The Guardian

Rafael Benítez had made a point of warning his players against complacency in the buildup to this contest but, clearly, that message did not entirely sink in. Chelsea secured their passage into a Europa League…

Rubin Kazan v Chelsea – as it happened | John Ashdown

· The Guardian

Chelsea made hard work of things in Russia but still qualified for the semi-finals without too much drama 3 min: Rondon looks to chest the ball down on the edge of the box, but David Luiz is quickly out to meet him. 2…

Rafael Benítez wants Chelsea to forget Moscow and think Rubin Kazan

· The Guardian

• Chelsea play Russian side in Europa League quarter-final • Manager worried about Champions League final memories Chelsea return to a sparsely populated Luzhniki stadium on Thursday still scarred by memories of their…