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Russia’s Euro 2012 squad: Yury Zhirkov"A midfielder with a host of talents and just one shortcoming: he can’t sing," that’s how Chelsea ex-manager Carlo Ancelotti describes his former charge Yury Zhirkov. Luckily, he won’t have to sing at the Euros except for the national anthem. Russia's Euro 2012 squad |
Russian national team gather ahead of EurosRussia 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. |
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11.05.2012 15:07
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Few surprises in Russia’s preliminary Euro 2012 squadRussia’s football coach Dick Advocaat has revealed the list of 26 players to prepare for Euro 2012, with Sporting’s Marat Izmailov the only unexpected name in the selection. |
20.04.2012 17:48
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Russia and US to play soccer friendly in NovemberThe rivalry between the US and Russia will have another twist this year. The Russian and American national football teams will reportedly come head-to-head in a friendly game. |
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25.01.2012 21:21
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English Premier League: No country for old Russians?With Yury Zhirkov already plying his trade in Anzhi, and Diniyar Bilyaletdinov packing his bags and heading to Moscow, only two Russians remain in the Premier League, Andrey Arshavin and Roman Pavlyuchenko. Are their days in London also numbered? |
Spartak squander chance to make top threeAs the Russian Premier League’s second stage comes to a close, Spartak Moscow have missed a chance to climb to third place. In order to do so, the Red-and-Whites had to beat crosstown rivals Dynamo, but the derby finished in an uncompromising draw. |
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Arshavin & Co. pack bags to Poland and UkraineRussia have almost guaranteed a berth at the European championships in Poland and Ukraine next year after beating Slovakia 1-0in a crucial qualifier on the road. |
07.10.2011 14:22
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D-day for Advocaat as Slovakia face Russia in hard-edged battleLate on Friday, Russia face Slovakia in a match which could go a long way to determining their hopes of qualifying automatically for next year’s Euro 2012 finals in Poland and Ukraine. |
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06.09.2011 21:29
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Russia fail to crack stubborn Irish defenseDespite dominating possession and creating plenty of scoring chances, Russia have had to settle for a 0-0 draw at home against Ireland in a crucial Euro 2012 qualifier. |
Russia overcomes Macedonia to take group leadIgor Semshov struck late in the first half to give Russia a crucial 1-0 victory at home against Macedonia, guaranteeing Dick Advocaat's side the outright lead in their Euro 2012 qualifiers group. |
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Advocaat conservative in his choice for Macedonia and IrelandDick Advocaat has resisted calls for more youth in the Russian squad for next month's European qualifiers. The national team manager named an experienced 20-man squad for clashes against Macedonia and the Republic of Ireland. |
Russia upset Serbia in Moscow friendlyRussia will enter next month's Euro 2012 qualifiers in confident fashion after notching up a win over Serbia on Wednesday evening. |
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No time for experiment in Serbia friendly - AdvocaatRussia’s head coach, Dick Advocaat, says he will pick his best eleven for Wednesday's friendly against Serbia in Moscow, adding there is no time to experiment ahead of the fast-approaching European qualifiers. |
Zhirkov close to returning to RussiaThe wires are buzzing with anticipation that Chelsea and Russia winger, Yury Zhirkov is one step away from joining free-spending Russian Premier League side Anzhi. |
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05.06.2011 15:11
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Super-Pav leads Russia to victory against ArmeniaRoman Pavlyuchenko's hat-trick has secured all three points for Russia in their crucial Euro 2012 qualifier against Armenia. |
Friendship wins in future World Cup hosts clashRussia's poor season was extended by Qatar in a friendly game which brought together the future World Cup hosts. |
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Real bring Champions League draw from LyonReal Madrid got a draw away in Lyon, while Chelsea made a solid step towards the UEFA Champions League quarterfinals after a solid win in Copenhagen. |
Fixing game with Russia would be prostitution – Armenian football headPresident of the Armenian Football Federation Ruben Airapetyan on Thursday ruled out the possibility of match-fixing in the Euro 2012 qualifier against Russia. |
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Belgium takes revenge on AdvocaatThe Russian football team has lost their friendly game at home to Belgium, going down 2-0, despite the packed stadium in Voronezh. |
“Spartak proved they could attack” - ZhirkovOne of the heroes of Chelsea’s Tuesday game against Spartak Moscow, Yury Zhirkov, did not make merit of his game-winning goal and also gave respect to the opponents after the game. |



















