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Russia's Roman Sharonov (RIA Novosti/Vladimir Pesnya) 27.05.2012 11:01

Russia’s Euro 2012 squad: Roman Sharonov

At 36, the most grown-up member of Russia’s Euro 2012 squad, Roman Sahronov, clearly has no intention to miss one of his last chances to shine.

 
Russia's Marat Izmailov (RIA Novosti / Vitaly Belousov) 26.05.2012 11:37

Russia’s Euro 2012 squad: Marat Izmailov

Marat Izmailov had to choose between his club and the national team ahead of Euro 2012, and the Sporting Lisbon midfielder now has to work hard to make sure that opting for Team Russia was the right decision.

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Russia's football squad (RIA Novosti/Vladimir Pesnya) 26.05.2012 00:43

Russia’s Euro 2012 squad finalized

Following Russia’s friendly with Uruguay, the national team’s coach, Dick Advocaat, has named the 23 players who will represent the country at Euro 2012.

 
Russia's Yury Zhirkov vies for the ball with Luis Suarez of Uruguay (RIA Novosti/Vladimir Pesnya) 25.05.2012 23:42

Russia draw Uruguay in friendly

Russia’s first rehearsal for the Euro 2012 turned out a tough affair, with Dick Advocaat’s men playing a 1-1 draw against Uruguay in Moscow.

Russian midfielder Igor Denisov (IA Novosti/Alexey Kudenko) 25.05.2012 13:04

Russia’s Euro 2012 squad: Igor Denisov

Football is sometimes called ‘chess in action,’ and nobody on Russia’s Euro 2012 squad knows more about how the two sports intervene than the team’s harshest player, Igor Denisov.

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Russia's football coach, Dick Advocaat (RIA Novosti/Vladimir Pesnya) 25.05.2012 03:20 2 comments

Russia aiming for Euro 2012 victory – Advocaat

Going for the win. Russia’s football coach, Dick Advocaat, says his team is heading to Euro 2012 to achieve victory at every step of the tournament.

Activist of Ukrainian women's movement FEMEN try to grab a Euro 2012 football championship trophy on May 24, 2012 (AFP Photo / Yuriy Dyachyshyn) 24.05.2012 18:27 6 comments

English fans to face topless threat at Euro 2012

The tireless topless activists from Ukraine’s FEMEN women’s rights group have chosen English fans as their primary target at Euro 2012.

 
Bristol hotel in Warsaw, where the Russian national football team will be based during the Euro 2012 football championship (AFP Photo / Janek Skarzynski) 24.05.2012 13:06 1 comment

Football beyond politics: Russia stick to Euro 2012 HQ

Despite an alleged threat of anti-Russian rallies, the national football squad have no intention of changing their Euro 2012 headquarters in the Polish capital.

RIA Novosti/Vladimir Pesnya 23.05.2012 13:59

Izmailov training with national team after five-year absence

Marat Izmailov is training with the Russian team for the first time in five years. He was included in Dick Advocaat's Euro 2012 squad after impressing for Sporting Lisbon, and could feature in a friendly against Uruguay on Friday.

 
RIA Novosti/Grigory Sokolov 23.05.2012 13:20

Volga, Rostov salvage last Premier League spots

Volga and Rostov will remain in the Russian Premier League after winning their relegation play-offs against lower tier Nizhny Novgorod and Shinnik Yaroslavl respectively.

RIA Novosti / Alexey Danichev 22.05.2012 22:20 1 comment

Zenit among world’s most valuable football brands

Zenit St. Petersburg have found themselves among the Top 50 most valuable football brands on Earth. The Brand Finance agency estimated the reigning Russian champions to be worth around $56 million.

 
Russian national football team player Sergey Ignashevich (RIA Novosti / Alexey Kudenko) 22.05.2012 21:37

Russia’s Euro 2012 squad: Sergey Ignashevich

Sergey Ignashevich joined the Russian national side in 2002, and has since become its true symbol. Euro 2012 could be the last major international tournament for him, and he will do his best to help the team reach new heights in Poland and Ukraine.

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RIA Novosti/Aleksey Kudenko 22.05.2012 13:20

Russian national team gather ahead of Euros

Russia coach Dick Advocaat is getting his first full look at his squad ahead of the Euros as the players are at a training camp in Moscow. The Dutchman already has selection problems before he names his final 23.

 
An activist from women rights group FEMEN undresses during a protest action near the EURO 2012 trophy on public display in the Ukranian city of Dnipropetrovsk May 21, 2012. (Reuters / Sergei Isayev) 21.05.2012 23:04 21 comments

Topless attack: FEMEN dump Euro trophy in protest (PHOTOS, VIDEO)

The infamous clothing-optional protest group FEMEN has attacked the Henri Delaunay Trophy, commonly known as the Euro Cup, which is awarded to the winner of the European Football Championship. As always, the girls were defiantly topless.

Aleksey Berezutsky in team Russia jersey (RIA Novosti/Aleksandr Vilf) 21.05.2012 17:49

Russia’s Euro 2012 squad: Aleksey Berezutsky

With Vasily Berezutsky forced to miss Euro 2012, his twin brother Aleksey is likely to become Dick Advocaat’s magic wand at the tournament and solve the team’s selection problems in defense.

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Russia's Alan Dzagoyev in the UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying round match against Slovakia (RIA Novosti/Grigory Sysoev) 20.05.2012 16:54

Russia’s Euro 2012 squad: Alan Dzagoev

Russia’s major hopeful at the domestic 2018 World Cup who has already proved instrumental for the country’s first team. Meet Sbornaya’s think factory – CSKA attacking midfielder wunderkind Alan Dzagoev.

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Players of Chelsea lift up the UEFA Champions League trophy (Reuters/Dylan Martinez) 20.05.2012 02:09 17 comments

Chelsea fulfill Abramovich’s Champions League dream

It took nine years and over $1 billion of investments for Russian owner, Roman Abramovich, to see Chelsea lifting the UEFA Champions League trophy.

 
Russia's Konstantin Zyrianov (RIA Novosti/Aleksey Kudenko) 19.05.2012 10:55

Russia’s Euro 2012 squad: Konstantin Zyrianov

Konstantin Zyrianov is one of the most mature players in Russia’s Euro 2012 squad, with his experience making him believe the national team is good enough to reach the tournament's final in Kiev.

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A pig is the source of Ukraines favorit dish, Salo (RIA Novosti / Igor Egorov) 18.05.2012 19:39 1 comment

Sty-lish soothsayer: Pig trotted out as Euro 2012 oracle

The fame of Octopus Paul from the 2010 World Cup put animal oracles the world over on alert. At Euro 2012, a prophetic pig is set to predict the outcomes of football games at the official fan-zone in Ukraine’s capital, Kiev.

 
English winger, Theo Walcott (AFP Photo / Glyn Kirk) 18.05.2012 14:23 7 comments

Ukrainian racists scare Theo Walcott’s dad

The family of English international Theo Walcott has decided to watch Euro 2012 on TV, fearing they will become the target of racist attacks if they travel to Ukraine.