INNSBRUCK, AUSTRIA - JUNE 18: A Russia fan waves a flag ahead of the UEFA EURO 2008 Group D match between Russia and Sweden at Stadion Tivoli Neu on June 18, 2008 in Innsbruck, Austria. (Photo by Richard Heathcote/Getty Images)

World Cup 2010: New Powers Rise In the East

By Sergey Zikov

For most fans, the world of football in the former Soviet republics is mostly an unknown. Most clubs don't attract much international attention. Most of the West finds a grayish haze shielding any land east of German borders...