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Russia ( from the  Rus '), also officially known as the Russian Federation , is a country in Eurasia . At , Russia is the largest country in the world by surface area , covering more than one - eighth of the Earth ' s inhabited land area , and the ninth most populous , with over 140 million people at the ___MASK46___ of March 2016 . The European western part of the country is much more populated and urbanised than the eastern , about 77 % of the population live in European Russia . Russia ' s capital Moscow is one of the largest cities in the world , other major urban centers include Saint Petersburg , Novosibirsk , Yekaterinburg , Nizhny Novgorod and Samara . Roman Alekseyevich Eremenko ( born 19 March 1987 ) is a Finnish professional footballer who is contracted to CSKA Moscow in the Russian Premier League , but is currently banned from football by UEFA after testing positive for cocaine . Eremenko is best known for his time in Dynamo Kyiv , winning the Ukrainian Premier League title in 2009 , and playing in the Champions and Europa Leagues . He also plays regularly for the Finland national football team . Eremenko made his international debut for Finland in June 2007 , at the age of 20 . In November 2016 , UEFA banned Eremenko from their competitions for two years , with FIFA following suit in December 2016 , after it was discovered he had used cocaine . Alexei Eremenko ( born Aleksei Alekseyevich Yeryomenko born 24 March 1983 ) is a Russian - born Finnish professional footballer . He is a ___MASK94___ who is able to operate in many roles , and is also known as a set piece specialist . Aleksei Borisovich Yeryomenko ( Russian :    ; born 17 January 1964 in Novocherkassk ) , also known as Alexei Eremenko Sr . , is a retired Soviet and Russian professional footballer who also holds Finnish citizenship . He made his debut in the Soviet Top League in 1981 for FC SKA Rostov - on - Don . Since 2009 , he has been in charge of FF Jaro . He is the father and agent of Alexei Eremenko and Roman Eremenko . Rostov Oblast is a federal subject of Russia ( an oblast ), located in the Southern Federal District . The oblast has an area of and a population of 4 , 277 , 976 ( 2010 Census ), making it the sixth most populous federal subject in Russia . Its administrative ___MASK18___ is the city of Rostov - on - Don , which also became the administrative ___MASK18___ of the Southern Federal District in 2002 . A ___MASK94___ is an association football position . Midfielders are generally positioned on the field between their team ' s defenders and forwards . Some midfielders play a disciplined defensive role , breaking up attacks , and are otherwise known as defensive midfielders . Others blur the boundaries , being more mobile and efficient in passing : they are commonly referred to as deep - lying midfielders , play - makers , box - to - box , or holding midfielders . The number of midfielders on a team and their assigned roles depends on the team ' s formation ; the collective group of these players on the field is sometimes referred to as the midfield . Rostov - on - Don is a port city and the administrative ___MASK18___ of Rostov Oblast and the Southern Federal District of Russia . It lies in the southeastern part of the East European Plain on the Don River , from the Sea of Azov . The southwestern suburbs of the city abut the Don River delta . Population : The Russian Football Premier League , or Russian Premier League , is the top division professional association football league in Russia . The competition is administered by the . There are 16 teams in the competition . The league has two Champions League qualifying spots given to the top two teams at the ___MASK46___ of the season and two Europa League spots are allocated to the third and fourth . The cup winner qualifies to the UEFA Europa League without play - offs . The last two teams are relegated to the Russian National Football League at the ___MASK46___ of the season . The Russian Premier League was established in 2001 and succeeded the " Top Division ". The Top Division was run by the Professional Football League of Russia . Creation of the Premier League is considered to give the clubs a greater degree of independence . The league is currently called Rosgosstrakh Russian Football Championship for sponsorship reasons . Association football , more commonly known as football or soccer , is a team sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball . It is played by 250 million players in over 200 countries and dependencies , making it the world ' s most popular sport . The game is played on a rectangular field with a goal at each ___MASK46___ . The object of the game is to score by getting the ball into the opposing goal . Novocherkassk is a city in Rostov Oblast , Russia , located on the right bank of the Tuzlov River and on the Aksay River . Population : 168 , 746 ( 2010 Census ); 170 , 822 ( 2002 Census ); 178 , 000 ( 1974 ); 123 , 000 ( 1959 ); 81 , 000 ( 1939 ); 52 , 000 ( 1897 ). FC SKA Rostov - on - Don is a Russian association football club based in Rostov - on - Don . The club ' s rich history includes becoming runners - up of the Soviet Top League in 1966 and winning the Soviet Cup in 1981 .