Russia national football team
The Russia national football team represents Russia in men's international football. It is controlled by the Russian Football Union, the governing body for football in Russia. Russia's home ground is the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow and their head coach is Valery Karpin.
Russia's UEFA Euro 1996 match against Italy on a stamp of Azerbaijan
Boris Ignatyev managed Russia in their unsuccessful qualification campaign for the 1998 FIFA World Cup.
Georgi Yartsev managed Russia at Euro 2004.
Manager Guus Hiddink and midfielder Sergei Semak meet the President of Russia, Dmitry Medvedev, after reaching the semi-finals of UEFA Euro 2008.
Association football is the most popular sport in Russia, beating ice hockey by a huge margin. Men's football is overseen by the Russian Football Union, having the Russian Premier League as the first tier of the Russian football league system, with the Russian Football National League being the second tier.
A typical Soviet stadium in Vladivostok.
Otkrytiye Arena is Spartak Moscow's home ground. It was opened in 2014.
Image: RUS 2016 Aerial SPB Krestovsky Stadium 01
Image: Stadium Spartak in Moscow