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
Daniil Kuznetsov agrees terms with KAMAZ
The clubs have settled the fee and he has settled his wages. What remains is a medical and a photograph, and around Rubin people have started saying his name in the past tense.
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.
The dugout10 Aug 2026
The manager makes an example of Igor Vujačić
“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
Eyes on Alexandr Zotov again
The phone has started ringing about Alexandr Zotov again, and this time the name on the line is Baltika. Rubin are listening politely and promising nothing.
Market10 Aug 2026
Konstantin Kuznetsov steps up from the Rubin academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Konstantin Kuznetsov 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.
Market10 Aug 2026
Rubin promote Rodion Nikolaev from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Rodion Nikolaev 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.
Boardroom10 Aug 2026
Nobody left the Rubin dressing room in a hurry
The door stayed shut a long time after the final whistle. What was said in there is between them; whether it worked is between them and Saturday.
In brief
- Squad Tiago Azulão is a square peg at Rubin
- The dugout The manager’s verdict
- The dugout Nazmi Gripshi asks for a word with the manager