The Sokol Post
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
Nikita Karabashev will not be coming to Sokol
Terms were offered and declined. Whether it was the wages, the role or the town, nobody at Dinamo Makhachkala is saying, and nobody at Sokol is enjoying the guessing.
Boardroom10 Aug 2026
Sokol agree a free transfer for David Berezov
Nothing happens for months and then he simply arrives, at no cost, having signed a pre-contract while still turning out for somebody else. It is the least dramatic way to sign a footballer and frequently the shrewdest.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Tempers go at Sokol
Anton Sinyak 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.
Market10 Aug 2026
One of our own: Anatoly Skvortsov joins the Sokol first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Anatoly Skvortsov 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: Sergei Larionov joins the Sokol first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Sergei Larionov 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
Sokol promote Evgeniy Terekhov from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Evgeniy Terekhov 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: Viktor Zyuganov joins the Sokol first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Viktor Zyuganov is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Match8 Aug 2026
Sokol come up short against Torpedo Moscow
Torpedo Moscow left with the points after a 0‑1 defeat that will take some explaining on the terraces.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Wiktor Benedyktowicz signs on for more
“Some decisions take a long time. This one took ten minutes, and most of that was finding a pen.” Wiktor Benedyktowicz and Sokol agree another 3 years.
In brief
- Player ratings Dmitry Sasin beats them one at a time
- The dugout No hiding place for Vladislav Shpitalny
- The dugout Aleksandr Garin: “No excuses”