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Reports: Promes set for extradition after arrest
Dutch soccer player Quincy Promes has reportedly been arrested by authorities in Dubai at the request of Dutch prosecutors seeking his extradition.
Quincy Promes
Soccer
Promes gets 6 years in cocaine smuggling case
A Dutch court convicted former Netherlands winger Quincy Promes of complicity in cocaine smuggling and sentenced him in his absence Wednesday to six years in prison.
Quincy Promes
Soccer
Prosecutors seek nine year sentence for Promes
Dutch prosecutors said on Wednesday they were looking for a nine year prison sentence for Spartak Moscow's Dutch forward Quincy Promes, who is being tried for drug trafficking.
Quincy Promes
Soccer
Dutch forward Promes given 18 months in jail
A Dutch court has sentenced Spartak Moscow striker Quincy Promes in absentia to 18 months in jail for assault.
Quincy Promes
Soccer
Promes facing drug charges in Netherlands
Spartak Moscow's Dutch forward Quincy Promes is being prosecuted in the Netherlands for his alleged involvement in drugs trafficking, Dutch prosecutors said on Tuesday.
Soccer
Spartak player facing attempted murder charges
Dutch prosecutors intend to press attempted murder charges against Spartak Moscow player Quincy Promes, they said on Wednesday.
FIFA World Cup
FIFA suspends Russia from competing at WC
Russia have been kicked out of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar by FIFA and clubs have been suspended following the invasion of Ukraine.
UEFA Europa League
UEL draw: Barca face Galatasaray in round of 16
Barcelona will face Galatasaray in the Europa League round of 16 while Sevilla will take on West Ham United following Friday's draw in Nyon.
Aleksandr Sobolev
Soccer
Sobolev nets twice as Spartak stun Napoli
Spartak Moscow boosted their hopes of reaching the Europa League knockout stages with a 2-1 win over Napoli on Wednesday.
Patson Daka
Soccer
Four-goal Daka leads Leicester to win at Spartak
Patson Daka scored four goals to inspire Leicester City to a 4-3 comeback win at Spartak Moscow in Europa League Group C on Wednesday.
Spartak Moscow
Soccer
Russian fans stage walkouts over police crackdowns
Football fans from almost all of Russia's top clubs have staged mass walkouts at games to protest a police crackdown.
Spartak Moscow
Soccer
Spartak star punished for road rage attack
Spartak said Guliyev had been driving to training on Wednesday when he "got into a conflict with a pedestrian and used brute force against him."
Paris, Moscow in one weekend: Where will Terry turn up next?
John Terry had a busy weekend having turned up unannounced in Russia shortly after grabbing a selfie or two at the Ryder Cup.
Spartak Moscow
Soccer
Spartak drop two players in Instagram dispute
Spartak Moscow left two players out of their squad for a Europa League game against Rapid Vienna amid a dispute over a video posted on Instagram.
Spartak Moscow
Soccer
John Terry turns down Spartak Moscow move
Chelsea legend John Terry has turned down the chance to join Spartak Moscow on a one-year contract after holding talks with the club and his family.
Spartak Moscow
Soccer
Terry close to Spartak Moscow move - sources
Former Chelsea and England captain John Terry is in talks with Spartak Moscow over a shock move, sources close to the player have told ESPN FC.
Quincy Promes
Soccer
Sevilla sign Promes from Spartak Moscow
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UEFA Champions League
UEFA bans Spartak's Luiz Adriano for 3 games
The Brazilian striker earned a straight red card for his foul on Jose Angel Crespo during the second leg of Spartak's 3-2 aggregate loss to PAOK.
Spartak Moscow
Soccer
Spartak statues show how football can be more than life, death
Jayaditya Gupta on what the story of the Starostin brothers, who have a statue in their memory pitchside in Moscow's Spartak Stadium, represents.
FIFA World Cup
Four players that could save Russia at the World Cup
Russia are approaching the World Cup in the wake of some shambolic preparations. There are, however, four players that will give the hosts hope.
Russian Premier League
Spartak, Zenit fined for fans' racist chants
Spartak Moscow and Zenit St. Petersburg have both been fined for racist chants by their fans, the latest such incident Russia.
FIFA World Cup
FIFA approves Eremenko's switch to Russia
FIFA has cleared teenage midfielder Sergei Eremenko to play for Russia at the World Cup by approving his change of national eligibility from Finland
Rhian Brewster
Soccer
FA, Kick It Out slam UEFA over Brewster
The FA and Kick It Out have expressed disappointment at UEFA's decision not to impose punishment over a racism allegation made by Rhian Brewster.
Rhian Brewster
Soccer
UEFA closes Brewster's racist abuse claim
UEFA's investigation into allegations by Liverpool's Rhian Brewster of racist abuse by a Spartak Moscow player has failed to find any evidence.
Police officer dies after fans clash in Bilbao
Spanish police say an officer died in Bilbao on Thursday after clashes between police and soccer fans before a Europa League match.
2023-24 Russian Premier League Standings
TEAM | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
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Zenit St Petersburg | 25 | 15 | 5 | 5 | +22 | 50 |
Krasnodar | 25 | 14 | 7 | 4 | +16 | 49 |
Dinamo Moscow | 25 | 12 | 8 | 5 | +9 | 44 |
Lokomotiv Moscow | 25 | 10 | 11 | 4 | +8 | 41 |
Spartak Moscow | 24 | 11 | 5 | 8 | +5 | 38 |
CSKA Moscow | 24 | 9 | 10 | 5 | +11 | 37 |
Krylia Sovetov | 24 | 10 | 6 | 8 | +7 | 36 |
Rubin Kazan | 25 | 10 | 6 | 9 | -7 | 36 |
Rostov | 24 | 9 | 7 | 8 | -2 | 34 |
Nizhny Novgorod | 25 | 8 | 4 | 13 | -9 | 28 |
Fakel Voronezh | 24 | 6 | 8 | 10 | -8 | 26 |
Gazovik Orenburg | 25 | 6 | 8 | 11 | -5 | 26 |
FC Ural Ekaterinburg | 24 | 6 | 6 | 12 | -14 | 24 |
FC Baltika Kaliningrad | 25 | 6 | 5 | 14 | -6 | 23 |
Akhmat Grozny | 24 | 6 | 5 | 13 | -14 | 23 |
Sochi | 24 | 4 | 7 | 13 | -13 | 19 |
2023-24 Team Leaders
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