Russia name Cherchesov as new coach

MOSCOW: Russia's Football Union (RFU) on Thursday appointed ex-Legia Warsaw boss Stanislav Cherchesov as the country's new national coach, handing him the daunting task of leading the team into the 2018 World Cup.
Russian Cherchesov, 52, replaces CSKA Moscow coach Leonid Slutsky, who resigned from the position after Russia crashed out of Euro 2016 without a win.
The former international goalkeeper has vast coaching experience at club level – in Austria as well as at a string of Russian teams including Dynamo Moscow – but has yet to manage a national team.
Last season Cherchesov guided Polish high-flyers Legia Warsaw to the league title and the national cup in his first year with the club.
Russia's national team appear in total disarray less than two years before the country hosts the World Cup.
Sports minister Vitaly Mutko, who also heads the country's football union, said last week that the squad would be rebuilt from scratch after their disappointing Euro campaign.
Cherchesov played for Spartak Moscow, German outfit Dynamo Dresden and won three Austrian titles with Tirol Innsbruck. — AFP