Vágner Silva de Souza, known as Vágner Love, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Série A club Atlético Goianiense. He is a forward who has been described by World Soccer Magazine as possessing "mobility, flair, awareness and powerful shooting".
FC Dynamo Moscow is a Russian professional football club based in Moscow. Dynamo returned to the Russian Premier League for the 2017–18 season after one season in the second-tier Russian Football National League.
The Russian Football Union is the official governing body of association football in the Russian Federation. With headquarters in Moscow, it organizes Russian amateur and professional football, including the men's, women's, youth, beach soccer, futsal and Paralympic national teams. The RFS sanctions referees and football tournaments for the Russian Premier League and other football leagues in Russia. RFS is headed by Aleksandr Dyukov, the CEO of Gazprom Neft.
Fatih Tekke, known by his given nickname Sultan, is a Turkish football coach and former player who is currently the head coach of Alanyaspor. He started his professional career at Trabzonspor and later played for Altay, Gaziantepspor, Zenit, and Beşiktaş. He achieved recognition as the top scorer in the Süper Lig during the 2004–05 season. Tekke also represented the Turkey national team, and he eventually retired from playing, transitioning into a managerial role.
PFC Dynamo Stavropol is an association football club from Stavropol, south Russia, best known for winning the 1949 RSFSR championship in one of the 9 zones. In recent years it played mostly in Russian Second League, the third league in the national hierarchy. Due to severe financial difficulties, Dynamo missed the opportunity to be promoted to the First Division in 2005. After that, it was formally liquidated two times and resurrected again as an amateur team, eventually redeeming the professional status. As of the season 2013–14, the team played in the amateur championship of Stavropol krai under the name Dynamo UOR. A separate club was renamed FC Dynamo GTS Stavropol for the 2014–15 season in the Russian Professional Football League. Before the 2015–16 season, FC Dynamo GTS was renamed FC Dynamo Stavropol.
Igor Petrovich Semshov is a Russian professional football coach and a former player.
Andrey Sergeyevich Arshavin is a Russian former professional footballer who played as a winger or midfielder. Since 2019, Arshavin has held administrative posts at Zenit. In 2022 he became Deputy General Director for Sports Development, and became a member of the club's executive board in 2023.
Roman Anatolyevich Pavlyuchenko is a Russian former footballer who played as a striker.
Vladimir Sergeyevich Bystrov is a Russian former footballer who played as a right winger.
Vladislav Nikolayevich Radimov is a Russian football coach and a former player who played midfielder. He was previously the captain of FC Zenit Saint Petersburg and is a former Russian international player. He was a right-sided midfielder or playmaker. At Zenit Saint Petersburg he often played a free playing holding midfielder or a central midfielder.
Jalgpalliklubi Narva Trans, commonly known as Narva Trans or simply Trans, is an Estonian professional football club based in Narva that competes in the Meistriliiga, the top flight of Estonian football. The club's home ground is Kreenholm Stadium.
Igor Vladimirovich Kolyvanov is a Russian football manager and a former player. During his playing career, he played as a striker, accumulating 90 goals scored in 333 games at the top level in the Soviet Union as well as in Italy.
Moubarak "Mbark" Boussoufa is a former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder or winger. He won the Belgian Golden Shoe in 2006, 2009, and 2010. Born in the Netherlands, he played for the Morocco national team from 2006 to 2019 making 70 appearances and scoring eight goals.
Stanislav Salamovich Cherchesov is a Russian professional football manager and former player who played as a goalkeeper. He is currently the manager of the Kazakhstan national team.
Shamakhi FK is an Azerbaijani professional football club based in Shamakhi, that currently competes in the Azerbaijan First League. The club has won the Premier League title twice.
Igor Mihailovich Shalimov is a Russian football manager and former player. During his playing career, he played as a midfielder, primarily in the wide position.
Yuri Valentinovich Zhirkov is a Russian former footballer who played as a left-back and as a left-winger.
Football Club Bunyodkor is an Uzbek professional football club based in Tashkent that competes in the Uzbekistan Super League.
The 2015–16 Russian Premier League was the 24th season of the premier football competition in Russia since the dissolution of the Soviet Union and the 14th under the current Russian Premier League name.
