Disappearance of FC Spartak Omsk

The Midnight Article "Russian Football Club Disappears" was written by u/Roblox838 and posted to r/MidnightPaper.

The text of the Article was as follows:

RUSSIAN FOOTBALL CLUB DISAPPEARS In the Russian city of Omsk, the club Spartak Omsk's starting eleven and substitution bench disappeared after boarding a plane to ******* to play a match against the club Dynamo *******.

The players were Jørgen Overbergar, Fyodor ********, Nail ********, Pavle Nevtović, Alan *********, Petr *******, Vladislav ***********, Vladimir *******, Ilya ******, Patrick Ferrera, Renan Velásquez, João Ribeiro, Yan **********, Saanmi ********, Joonas Väisänen, Ilya ********, and Fyodor *******.

Their manager, Erling *****, and two players, Nemanja Đorđević and Akseli Virtanen, refused to go citing fears that their plane might crash after being the only survivors of a plane crash that killed 15 of their teammates back in 2016. They certainly dodged a bullet there.

Description:

"The Disappearance of FC Spartak Osmk" is an event tied to an unknown Oddity. Since no wreckage was found, and no mention of the plane landing without the 17 players on board being made, it appears that the plane carrying the football club disappeared under mysterious circumstances.

There are several possible culprits behind this strange disappearance:

Biological-Type:

It is possible that a creature of some kind, a Biological-Type Oddity, was responsible for either damaging the airplane and causing it to crash (most likely into the ocean), destroying the plane (consuming it or pulverizing it in such a way that no evidence was left) or transporting it somewhere else. Biological-Type Oddities such as extraterrestrial beings, could be responsible for transporting the plane (and its passengers) so far from its flight path that no evidence would be left behind.

Entity-Type:

It is possible that an unidentified Entity-Type Oddity could have intercepted the plane along its flight path and transported it, consumed it, or pulverized it without leaving any kind of evidence. Possible Entity-Type Oddities that could be responsible include demons, higher beings outside of human understanding, or even celestial beings of some kind. It is also possible that some kind of portal or doorway with enough agency of its own to choose targets to swallow or transport is the culprit.

Location-Type:

A Location-Type Oddity, such as a specific tract of airspace along the plane's flight path, might be responsible. This location would be no different to other known Location-Type Oddities, such as haunted homes, towns afflicted with a location-specific occurrence (like the Bursting People), or locations that act as doorways to or are under the influence of other realities.

Trend-Type:

It is also possible that there is, or will be, a trend of disappearing aircraft. The flight FC Spartak Omsk was on might be the first event tied to this trend, which would explain why there is no evidence of a trend existing before it.

Event-Type:

The disappearance of the plane and its passengers could be part of a strange event that is, as of yet, completely unexplained. Examples of this kind of Oddity include the Disappearance of the Roanoke Colony or the Tunguska Event. These are events that hold very little evidence to explain what exactly took place. Thus, the events themselves are the Oddities, as there are too many possibilities and too little evidence of any other Oddities being responsible.

There are many Oddities that could serve as possible culprits, so until more information becomes available, the disappearance itself is the Oddity.

Censorship:

One interesting aspect to the Midnight Article reporting on this event is the censorship of only some of the names of the members of the FC involved. It appears that all of the players on board the flight were censored, with the exception of Jørgen Overbergar, Pavle Nevtović, Patrick Ferrera, Renan Velásquez, João Ribeiro, and Joonas Väisänen.

Additionally, the name of the coach of the FC that didn't board the plane was also censored: "Their manager, Erling *****, and two players, Nemanja Đorđević and Akseli Virtanen." The two players that did not board the plane were mentioned with their full, uncensored names.

The reason for this inconsistent censorship is unknown. Indeed, one might assume that the censored names of the players aboard the flight might point to the fact that they perished, but, as no craft was mentioned, they simply vanished. Why then, are only some players mentioned by full name?

Theories Behind Censorship:

It is possible that, by leaving the names of some of the players uncensored, the Midnight Article itself is attempting to tell the reader something. Not censoring a name means that any reader could research the players mentioned, and thus start an investigation. Leaving some names completely exposed, then, would narrow that investigation to focus only on these uncensored players. Perhaps the Article knows that these players are key to unraveling the mystery behind the disappearance. Could it be possible that these players hold some kind of clue, either on their person, in their history (through shared events), or even on their bodies?

Only time will tell.