The Rubin Post
Match8 Aug 2026
Chastening afternoon for Rubin
A 0‑3 beating by Spartak Moscow was the sort of result that empties a stadium long before the final whistle.
Market10 Aug 2026
Veldin Hodža says no to Dinamo Brest
“I listened, I thought about it, and I am staying. That is the whole story.” The clubs had agreed a fee. Veldin Hodža had not agreed to go, which turned out to be the part that mattered.
Squad10 Aug 2026
A one-man rearguard from Evgeny Staver
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.
Market10 Aug 2026
Rubin turn down Spartak Moscow for Ilja Rozhkov
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
Nazmi Gripshi signs on for more
“Some decisions take a long time. This one took ten minutes, and most of that was finding a pen.” Nazmi Gripshi and Rubin agree another 4 years.
Squad10 Aug 2026
A falling-out at Rubin
Anderson Arroyo and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
Rubin rebuffed over Nikita Haikin
Not now, not at any price the club was prepared to say out loud. Bodo/Glimt have kept their man, and Rubin go back to a list with one name crossed off it.
The dugout10 Aug 2026
The manager makes an example of Anderson Arroyo
“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.
Market10 Aug 2026
Alexandr Zotov attracts admirers
The name of Alexandr Zotov has come up in conversations Rubin were not part of. Nothing formal, nothing signed — but nothing about it accidental either.
In brief
- Market One of our own: Anton Lebedev joins the Rubin first team
- Boardroom Nobody left the Rubin dressing room in a hurry
- The dugout The view from the dugout