The Chertanovo Herald
Market10 Aug 2026
Chertanovo turn down Sevastopol for Vadim Agafontsev
The offer was not close and it was refused without much discussion. Whether the second one is refused as quickly is another matter.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Mahboob stays put
“The easiest signature of my career.” Mahboob and Chertanovo agree another 3 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.
Player ratings10 Aug 2026
Mahboob was unplayable
Successful dribbles: 21. He went past people as if he had been told there was a prize for it, and by the end the full-back had stopped pretending to try.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
Door shut on Ilja Antonov
Chertanovo asked and Rodina said no without discussing a figure. It is the least ambiguous answer in football and the one clubs most often come back to test.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Tempers go at Chertanovo
Dmitry Kondrashov was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.
The terraces10 Aug 2026
One of their own: Ivan Polyakov
He is 22 and the ground already sings his name, which is a thing that happens to local boys and almost never to signings. Everything from here is measured against an affection he did nothing to earn except be from here.
Market10 Aug 2026
Chertanovo promote Andrey Shatov from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Andrey Shatov has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
Market10 Aug 2026
One of our own: Evgeni Alyoshin joins the Chertanovo first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Evgeni Alyoshin is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market10 Aug 2026
One of our own: Georgy Mikheev joins the Chertanovo first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Georgy Mikheev is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
In brief
- Transfer targets Chertanovo try to borrow Maxim Yurin
- Player ratings Ivan Polyakov stands above it all
- Squad A row about effort at Chertanovo