Vladivostok is so far east that it's closer to China and North Korea than to any other major Russian city Luch Vladivostok cleebrating a goal [Getty Images] The Russian Federation is a gigantic country. It is by far the largest in the world, being almost twice as big as second-placed Canada, and it spans over two continents despite it being large enough to be a continent by itself: Russia's larger than Europe and almost as large as South America! Despite it's size, football in the country works the same way it works in almost all other places on Earth. A Nation-wide professional game, and regionalized amateur leagues to accomodate travel and cost savings for smaller clubs. This regionalization however only starts in the Second League Division B, the fourth tier of the pyramid. The three levels above it - the Premier League, the First League and the Second League Division A - all allow matches between clubs from all over the country. This usually isn't an issue. Russian ...
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