Ruslan Slavin

Striker - Naftan
18 Jan 2027
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Marked for Ruslan Slavin

18 Edition

The Naftan Gazette

30 Nov 2026
From our football correspondent Steady

Squad30 Nov 2026

The knee: Anatoliy Sannikov out for 15 days

15 days on the announcement, and a year of quiet, unwatched rehabilitation behind it. Naftan lose a player for a season; he loses something harder to name.

The dugout30 Nov 2026

Matvey Susha: that is not what I was promised

“Things were said to me before I signed. I am not going to repeat them, but I remember all of them.” Naftan have not answered, which is an answer of sorts.

The dugout30 Nov 2026

Alexandr Alexandrovich gets picked when it counts

Every manager keeps a short list in his head of the men he wants on the pitch when the stakes rise, and it is never published. The team sheets for the big afternoons say Alexandr Alexandrovich is on it.

In brief

Back issues
10 Edition

The Naftan Gazette

5 Oct 2026
From our football correspondent Steady

Squad5 Oct 2026

Yamoussa Camara in a row with a teammate

It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at Naftan this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.

The dugout5 Oct 2026

Nikita Kostomarov 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.

Squad5 Oct 2026

A row about effort at Naftan

Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Artemiy Litvinov was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.

Market5 Oct 2026

Naftan buy the years ahead of Ruslan Slavin

He is 20, and the scouting reports agree on the only line that matters: the ceiling. Signings like this are lottery tickets written by professionals.

Squad5 Oct 2026

El Mehdi Maouhoub makes the team of the month

Four or five weekends of consistency, measured against everybody else in the division. A quieter compliment than an award and a more reliable one.

Squad5 Oct 2026

Naftan have started building around Ilja Kirsh

He used to be one of the options. He is now one of the men the options are picked around, and the change happened quietly enough that only the dressing room noticed on the day.

In brief

5 Edition

The Baltika Sentinel

31 Aug 2026
From our football correspondent Triumph

Market31 Aug 2026

Nikolay Titkov puts it in writing

“This is not anger. I have thought about it for months, and nothing that has happened lately changed my mind.” The request is on a desk at Baltika, and it is not being withdrawn.

Match29 Aug 2026

Baltika make it 4 in a row

Momentum is a hard thing to buy and an easy thing to lose, and right now Baltika have 4 straight wins of it.

Squad31 Aug 2026

A falling-out at Baltika

Maxim Petrov and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.

Market31 Aug 2026

Baltika sign Eyad El Askalany for $64.0K

The paperwork is done: Eyad El Askalany joins from Rostov in a deal worth $64.0K. Now comes the harder part.

Transfer targets31 Aug 2026

No deal for Danil Novikov at that price

Baltika offered $120.0K; Volga said it was not close. The manager will be told the money is still there for the right player, which is what managers are told.

Match29 Aug 2026

Chinonso Offor the difference as Baltika beat Orenburg

Ask anyone on the way out what separated the sides and you will get one name: Chinonso Offor. 2‑1 against Orenburg, and the applause at the whistle was mostly his.

Player ratings31 Aug 2026

A masterclass from Chinonso Offor

Marked 8.35 — the sort of number a correspondent writes down twice to be sure. Everything he tried came off, and what he did not try was not worth trying.

Player ratings31 Aug 2026

A masterclass from Brayan Gil

Marked 8.16 — the sort of number a correspondent writes down twice to be sure. Everything he tried came off, and what he did not try was not worth trying.

The dugout31 Aug 2026

The manager makes an example of Ruslan Slavin

“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.

In brief

  • Squad Anass Achahbar falls out with a teammate over standards
  • The dugout The manager’s verdict
  • Squad No place for Ruslan Kul' in the new shape