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22 Nov 2027
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Process
68 Edition

The Dinamo Moscow Herald

15 Nov 2027
From our football correspondent Steady

Squad

A one-man rearguard from Andrey Lunev

There were 7 saves in it, and at least three that had no business being saves at all. The ten outfield players owe him a drink and they know it.

Squad

Igor Leschuk says Dinamo Moscow went back on their word

“I was told what my role would be, and I signed on that basis. It has not happened.” A grievance with a date attached is the hardest kind to settle.

Match

7 unbeaten for Dinamo Moscow

Hard to beat is not the same as winning, but 7 matches without defeat is a foundation Dinamo Moscow did not have in the autumn.

Squad

Bitello is carrying Dinamo Moscow

4 goals and a season average of 7.37. Form like that gets noticed well beyond this town.

Loan watch

Ulvi Babaev has seen enough of Nomme Kalju

“I am grateful for the games, but I did not become a footballer to be somebody else's spare part.” He wants to be at Dinamo Moscow, and 0 appearances in 14 say he has earned the hearing.

Match

Honours even between Dinamo Moscow and Zenit

2-2, and both dressing rooms will call it two points lost. A draw that asked plenty of questions and answered none of them.

In brief

Back issues
64 Edition

The Dinamo Moscow Herald

18 Oct 2027
From our football correspondent Uneasy

Squad

Andrey Lunev keeps Dinamo Moscow in it on his own

Some afternoons a goalkeeper is the team. 6 saves, several of them the sort nobody expects to see stopped, and a scoreline that flatters everybody in front of him.

Loan watch

Ulvi Babaev has seen enough of Nomme Kalju

“I am grateful for the games, but I did not become a footballer to be somebody else's spare part.” He wants to be at Dinamo Moscow, and 0 appearances in 10 say he has earned the hearing.

Squad

David Ricardo gets it from the manager

“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.

In brief

60 Edition

The Dinamo Moscow Herald

20 Sep 2027
From our football correspondent Upbeat

Squad

Konstantin Tyukavin gets it from the manager

“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.

Match

Dinamo Moscow come up short against Krasnodar

Krasnodar left with the points after a 0-1 defeat that will take some explaining on the terraces.

Loan watch

Ulvi Babaev has seen enough of Nomme Kalju

“I am grateful for the games, but I did not become a footballer to be somebody else's spare part.” He wants to be at Dinamo Moscow, and 0 appearances in 6 say he has earned the hearing.

Market

The Luis Chávez talk will not go away

Another week, another link, another denial nobody quite believes. Dinamo Moscow know the market decides these things, not the back pages — but the back pages are louder.

Squad

Luis Chávez has company in his position

The competition arrived without a word said to him about it. Luis Chávez keeps the shirt for now, at Dinamo Moscow's convenience rather than his own.

Squad

Dmitry Skopintsev knocks on the manager's door

“It had gone on long enough. I would rather have it out than leave it sitting there.” Ten minutes behind a closed door at Dinamo Moscow, and both men came out saying it was fine.

In brief

54 Edition

The Dinamo Moscow Herald

9 Aug 2027
From our football correspondent Upbeat

Squad

Andrey Lunev keeps Dinamo Moscow in it on his own

Some afternoons a goalkeeper is the team. 6 saves, several of them the sort nobody expects to see stopped, and a scoreline that flatters everybody in front of him.

Market

Sharjah are about to pick up the phone

A conversation is coming this week. Dinamo Moscow will put a number on him, and from there it stops being football and becomes arithmetic.

Market

El Mehdi Maouhoub attracts admirers

The name of El Mehdi Maouhoub has come up in conversations Dinamo Moscow were not part of. Nothing formal, nothing signed — but nothing about it accidental either.

Match

Dinamo Moscow get the job done against Rostov

A 2-0 win over Rostov, earned rather than given, and the sort of afternoon that sends everyone home talking about next week instead of this one.

Squad

Igor Leschuk signs a new deal

“I never wanted to be anywhere else. There is unfinished business here.” Igor Leschuk commits to Dinamo Moscow for another 2 years.

Squad

The manager makes an example of Juan Manuel Boselli

“If you cannot run for the shirt, somebody else will wear it.” No name was used and none was needed; every player in that room knew who it was for.

Squad

Anton Miranchuk finally opens his account

He wheeled away like a man who had been carrying it for months, because he had. Dinamo Moscow have their signing off the mark and one press-conference question retired.

Market

Konstantin Tyukavin linked with a move away

The name of Konstantin Tyukavin keeps appearing in other people's back pages. Dinamo Moscow say nothing, which says plenty.

Market

Ulvi Babaev goes out on loan

The minutes were not coming at Dinamo Moscow, so he will look for them at Nomme Kalju. Everybody involved calls it development; for the player it is simply a chance to play.

In brief

54 Edition

The Nomme Kalju Courier

9 Aug 2027
From our football correspondent Uneasy

Market

Kristjan Kask hands in a written request

“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what Nomme Kalju can pretend not to have heard.

Squad

Ezequiel says Nomme Kalju went back on their word

“I was told what my role would be, and I signed on that basis. It has not happened.” A grievance with a date attached is the hardest kind to settle.

Squad

The manager makes an example of Kristjan Kask

“If you cannot run for the shirt, somebody else will wear it.” No name was used and none was needed; every player in that room knew who it was for.

Squad

Aleksandr Nikolajev asks for a word with the manager

“I would rather say it to his face than read about it.” The meeting was requested by the player, which tells you most of what you need to know.

Squad

Nikita Ivanov has company in his position

The competition arrived without a word said to him about it. Nikita Ivanov keeps the shirt for now, at Nomme Kalju's convenience rather than his own.

Market

Nomme Kalju bring in Ulvi Babaev on loan

A season-long audition: Dinamo Moscow still own him, but the shirt and the minutes are Nomme Kalju's to give. A loan is a bet both clubs believe they are winning.

In brief

52 Edition

The Dinamo Moscow Herald

26 Jul 2027
From our football correspondent Steady

Market

Dinamo Moscow turn down Akron for Konstantin Tyukavin

The offer was not close and it was refused without much discussion. Whether the second one is refused as quickly is another matter.

Market

Kristijan Bistrović attracts admirers

The name of Kristijan Bistrović has come up in conversations Dinamo Moscow were not part of. Nothing formal, nothing signed — but nothing about it accidental either.

Match

Dinamo Moscow come up short against Orenburg

Orenburg left with the points after a 2-3 defeat that will take some explaining on the terraces.

Squad

The manager makes an example of Ivan Sergeev

“If you cannot run for the shirt, somebody else will wear it.” No name was used and none was needed; every player in that room knew who it was for.

Boardroom

Nobody left the Dinamo Moscow dressing room in a hurry

The door stayed shut a long time after the final whistle. What was said in there is between them; whether it worked is between them and Saturday.

Market

Ural are about to pick up the phone

A conversation is coming this week. Dinamo Moscow will put a number on him, and from there it stops being football and becomes arithmetic.

Squad

Konstantin Tyukavin is off the mark for Dinamo Moscow

The first one is the one every signing is asked about until it arrives. It has arrived, and he can stop being asked.

Market

The Anton Miranchuk talk will not go away

Another week, another link, another denial nobody quite believes. Dinamo Moscow know the market decides these things, not the back pages — but the back pages are louder.

The terraces

The press have found their man in Konstantin Tyukavin

Column inches are not points, but a footballer whose name keeps appearing for the right reasons is a footballer whose price has just gone up.

In brief

50 Edition

The Dinamo Moscow Herald

12 Jul 2027
From our football correspondent Steady

Market

Ural come back empty-handed

The bid was some way short and Dinamo Moscow did not need long over it. Nobody in the game reads a first refusal as the end of anything.

Market

Arsenal Tula are about to pick up the phone

A conversation is coming this week. Dinamo Moscow will put a number on him, and from there it stops being football and becomes arithmetic.

Market

Konstantin Tyukavin linked with a move away

The name of Konstantin Tyukavin keeps appearing in other people's back pages. Dinamo Moscow say nothing, which says plenty.

In brief

48 Edition

The Dinamo Moscow Herald

28 Jun 2027
From our football correspondent Steady

Market

Dinamo Moscow turn down Sporting Cristal for Konstantin Tyukavin

The offer was not close and it was refused without much discussion. Whether the second one is refused as quickly is another matter.

Market

Chelyabinsk watching Ulvi Babaev

The interest is real enough to have reached print. Dinamo Moscow have said nothing, which in a transfer window is its own kind of answer.

Squad

Dinamo Moscow lose Igor Leschuk

15 days, the medical staff say, and medical staff are optimists by profession. The team sheet will look wrong without him.

In brief

43 Edition

The Dinamo Moscow Herald

24 May 2027
From our football correspondent Steady

Loan watch

Ulvi Babaev wants to come home

“I did not go to Korona to sit and watch. I want to come back to Dinamo Moscow and fight for my place.” 1 appearances in 15 matches say the rest.

Market

The Danil Glebov talk will not go away

Another week, another link, another denial nobody quite believes. Dinamo Moscow know the market decides these things, not the back pages — but the back pages are louder.

Loan watch

Yegor Nazarenko keeps scoring at Spartak Kostroma

32 appearances away from home and 6 goals to show for them. Every one of them makes next summer's conversation a little more expensive.

In brief

39 Edition

The Dinamo Moscow Herald

26 Apr 2027
From our football correspondent Steady

Squad

Ivan Sergeev gets it from the manager

“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.

Squad

Andrey Kudravets stays put

“The easiest signature of my career.” Andrey Kudravets and Dinamo Moscow agree another 4 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.

Loan watch

Ulvi Babaev wants to come home

“I did not go to Korona to sit and watch. I want to come back to Dinamo Moscow and fight for my place.” 1 appearances in 11 matches say the rest.

In brief

35 Edition

The Dinamo Moscow Herald

29 Mar 2027
From our football correspondent Steady

Loan watch

Ulvi Babaev has seen enough of Korona

“I am grateful for the games, but I did not become a footballer to be somebody else's spare part.” He wants to be at Dinamo Moscow, and 1 appearances in 7 say he has earned the hearing.

Market

Danil Glebov linked with a move away

The name of Danil Glebov keeps appearing in other people's back pages. Dinamo Moscow say nothing, which says plenty.

Loan watch

6 goals on loan for Yegor Nazarenko

32 appearances at Spartak Kostroma and the goals keep coming. Dinamo Moscow are watching this more closely than the borrowing club would like.

In brief

7 Edition

The Dinamo Moscow Herald

14 Sep 2026
From our football correspondent Crisis

Market

Dinamo Moscow turn down Fakel for David Ricardo

The offer was not close and it was refused without much discussion. Whether the second one is refused as quickly is another matter.

Squad

Andrey Lunev gets it from the manager

“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.

Match

Dinamo Moscow come up short against Akron

Akron left with the points after a 0-1 defeat that will take some explaining on the terraces.

Boardroom

Nobody left the Dinamo Moscow dressing room in a hurry

The door stayed shut a long time after the final whistle. What was said in there is between them; whether it worked is between them and Saturday.

Market

Yenisey expected to open talks for Maxim Yurin

Both sides expect a conversation in the coming days. Dinamo Moscow will name a price, and everything after that is arithmetic.

Squad

Maxim Yurin makes his debut at 19

At 19 years old, Maxim Yurin became the latest name off the academy production line to be handed a senior shirt.

Loan watch

Alexandr Khubulov keeps scoring at Chernomorets

5 appearances away from home and 1 goals to show for them. Every one of them makes next summer's conversation a little more expensive.

Squad

Ulvi Babaev wants a proper job in this side

Shifted about, taken off before the hour, asked to do somebody else's running — Ulvi Babaev has had enough of being useful and would like to be picked. Dinamo Moscow know, and have known for weeks.

Market

Window shut, Baqtiiar Zainutdinov still here

Dinamo Moscow spent the window trying to move Baqtiiar Zainutdinov on and nobody came. He trains with a squad that has already told him he is not part of it, and both sides now wait for the next one.

In brief

6 Edition

The Dinamo Moscow Herald

7 Sep 2026
From our football correspondent Crisis

Market

Dinamo Moscow turn down Dinamo Zagreb for Konstantin Tyukavin

The offer was not close and it was refused without much discussion. Whether the second one is refused as quickly is another matter.

Boardroom

322% of the income goes out in wages at Dinamo Moscow

Every club in football pays most of what it earns to its players. Paying nearly all of it is a different arrangement, and it has ended the same way every time somebody has tried it.

Match

Dinamo Moscow come up short against Pari Nizhniy Novgorod

Pari Nizhniy Novgorod left with the points after a 0-1 defeat that will take some explaining on the terraces.

Boardroom

Inquest at Dinamo Moscow

The manager kept them in and said what needed saying. A response is expected on Saturday, and if it does not come the questions move upstairs.

Squad

Roberto Fernández gets it from the manager

“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.

Market

Chernomorets are about to pick up the phone

A conversation is coming this week. Dinamo Moscow will put a number on him, and from there it stops being football and becomes arithmetic.

Squad

International call for Nicolas Moumi Ngamaleu

Nicolas Moumi Ngamaleu joins up with his country. Dinamo Moscow lose him for the window and would like him back in one piece.

Squad

Juan Cáceres called up by his country

A window away with the national side, and a shirt at Dinamo Moscow that briefly doubles as an advertisement. A call-up flatters the player and the club that built him in the same breath.

Squad

International call for Anton Miranchuk

Anton Miranchuk joins up with his country. Dinamo Moscow lose him for the window and would like him back in one piece.

In brief

4 Edition

The Dinamo Moscow Herald

24 Aug 2026
From our football correspondent Uneasy

Market

Spartak Kostroma come back empty-handed

The bid was some way short and Dinamo Moscow did not need long over it. Nobody in the game reads a first refusal as the end of anything.

Match

4 matches without a win for Dinamo Moscow

The run now stands at 4, and the questions being asked around Dinamo Moscow are no longer polite ones.

Market

David Ricardo attracts admirers

The name of David Ricardo has come up in conversations Dinamo Moscow were not part of. Nothing formal, nothing signed — but nothing about it accidental either.

Match

Dinamo Moscow share the spoils with Spartak Moscow

A 2-2 draw with Spartak Moscow leaves the dressing room somewhere between relief and regret.

Squad

The manager makes an example of Baqtiiar Zainutdinov

“If you cannot run for the shirt, somebody else will wear it.” No name was used and none was needed; every player in that room knew who it was for.

Squad

Ivan Sergeev is off the mark for Dinamo Moscow

The first one is the one every signing is asked about until it arrives. It has arrived, and he can stop being asked.

Market

Anton Miranchuk linked with a move away

The name of Anton Miranchuk keeps appearing in other people's back pages. Dinamo Moscow say nothing, which says plenty.

Squad

Somebody is after Nicolas Moumi Ngamaleu’s shirt

A new face in his position, and Nicolas Moumi Ngamaleu suddenly has to win back what he thought he owned. Dinamo Moscow have promised nothing — clubs rarely do at this stage.

Squad

The shirt belongs to Danil Glebov now

At 26 he has made the position his own, and the man he took it from has to find something to say about it. Dinamo Moscow have a decision that made itself.

In brief

1 Edition

The Dinamo Moscow Herald

3 Aug 2026
From our football correspondent Uneasy

Market

Dinamo Moscow turn down Zenit for Konstantin Tyukavin

The offer was not close and it was refused without much discussion. Whether the second one is refused as quickly is another matter.

Market

Luis Chávez wants more than Dinamo Moscow are offering

“I have ambitions, and I would like the club to share them.” Nobody has asked to leave and nobody has been shown the door — but a player chooses that sentence carefully, and a boardroom hears it exactly as it was meant.

Squad

Luis Chávez stays put

“The easiest signature of my career.” Luis Chávez and Dinamo Moscow agree another 3 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.

Squad

The manager makes an example of Konstantin Tyukavin

“If you cannot run for the shirt, somebody else will wear it.” No name was used and none was needed; every player in that room knew who it was for.

Market

Ulvi Babaev attracts admirers

The name of Ulvi Babaev has come up in conversations Dinamo Moscow were not part of. Nothing formal, nothing signed — but nothing about it accidental either.

Market

Talks stall between Dinamo Moscow and Nicolas Moumi Ngamaleu

“We are a long way apart, and pretending otherwise helps nobody.” Neither side is close, and the calendar is not on the club's side.

In brief