The Rodina Sentinel
Market10 Aug 2026
Igor Andreev says no to Chaika
“I listened, I thought about it, and I am staying. That is the whole story.” The clubs had agreed a fee. Igor Andreev had not agreed to go, which turned out to be the part that mattered.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Sergey Volkov stands alone
6 saves, and a scoreline the ten men in front of him had no right to. Goalkeepers only get noticed on the bad days; this was one of the other ones.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Tempers go at Rodina
Iker Pozo 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.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Yordy Reyna falls out with a teammate over standards
The oldest argument in any dressing room and the only one that is genuinely about football: one man thinks another is not putting enough in. It is also the row a manager privately does not mind having happened.
The terraces10 Aug 2026
Rodina supporters have found a favourite in Magomedkhabib Abdusalamov
There is a particular warmth a ground reserves for a 23-year-old it feels ownership of. Magomedkhabib Abdusalamov has it now, and everything he does for the rest of his time here will be measured against the goodwill he was handed for free.
Market10 Aug 2026
One of our own: Yakov Chkalov joins the Rodina first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Yakov Chkalov 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
Rodina promote Dmitriy Suvorov from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Dmitriy Suvorov 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
Gennady Zhukov steps up from the Rodina academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Gennady Zhukov has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
Match8 Aug 2026
Rodina find a way past Spartak Kostroma
Spartak Kostroma made Rodina work for it, but the scoreboard read 1‑0 at the end and the table does not ask how.
In brief
- Player ratings A masterclass from German Onugkha
- Squad Too much change too quickly at Rodina
- The dugout A satisfied Luka Gorelov