The Taraz Herald
Match8 Aug 2026
Chastening afternoon for Taraz
A 0‑3 beating by Tobol was the sort of result that empties a stadium long before the final whistle.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
The paperwork begins on Ulvi Babaev
A medical, a signature, a shirt held up in front of a sponsor’s board. Taraz have done the hard part with Dinamo Moscow, and the part that remains is the part supporters actually see.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Madiiar Nūraly in a row with a teammate
It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at Taraz this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
Door shut on Branimir Kalaica
Taraz asked and Astana said no without discussing a figure. It is the least ambiguous answer in football and the one clubs most often come back to test.
Market10 Aug 2026
Samat Nurgaliev steps up from the Taraz academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Samat Nurgaliev 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
One of our own: Baurzhan Baizhanov joins the Taraz first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Baurzhan Baizhanov 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
Dauren Kuat steps up from the Taraz academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Dauren Kuat 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
One of our own: Azat Baizhanov joins the Taraz first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Azat Baizhanov is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
The dugout10 Aug 2026
The manager makes an example of Nūrlan Däirov
“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.
In brief
- Squad Words at Taraz training over how hard people work
- Boardroom Nobody left the Taraz dressing room in a hurry
- Squad Andrei Pasechenko gifts one