The Fakel Courier
Market28 Jun 2027
Sochi come back empty-handed
The bid was some way short and Fakel did not need long over it. Nobody in the game reads a first refusal as the end of anything.
Squad28 Jun 2027
Ravil Netfullin out for 126 days
The medical room confirms 126 days on the sidelines for Ravil Netfullin, and a plan built around him now has to be rebuilt.
Market28 Jun 2027
Fakel sign Ilja Vakhania for $1.9M
The paperwork is done: Ilja Vakhania joins from Krasnodar in a deal worth $1.9M. Now comes the harder part.
Squad28 Jun 2027
Fakel lose Daniel Farías
20 days, the medical staff say, and medical staff are optimists by profession. The team sheet will look wrong without him.
Market28 Jun 2027
A long bet from Fakel on Ivan Sorokin
He is 19, and nobody at Fakel signed him for this season. Deals like this are judged in four years, by people who may not still be in the building.
Market28 Jun 2027
Santiago Gallelli is free to find somewhere else
“I was told straight, and I would rather have it straight.” The manager at Fakel has been clear about where Santiago Gallelli stands, which is more than many ever get.
In brief
- Squad The manager makes an example of Igor Yurganov
- Squad Somebody is after Ravil Netfullin’s shirt