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13.05.2012

26 Preliminary Names Announced
As Euro 2012 draws closer, Dick Advocaat has announced his preliminary squad for the tournament. Running down a list of 26 names, most of the seasoned players who participated in the qualifying campaign are included except for Bilyaletdinov and Bystrov. Their omissions seemed likely since they did not have good seasons. Bystrov spent most of 2011 injured and only return to full time playing in March. Bilyaletdinov returned to Russia to play for Spartak after a poor spell at Everton but only managed seven appearances this season.
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18.04.2012

Dzagoev Could Move to a Big Club After Euro 2012? Maybe, Who Knows
Hello friends and fans, it looks like Bleacher Report are tipping Alan Dzagoev to move to a bigger club after Euro 2012. He is included in a list of eight players who are most likely to expand their careers with a big transfer to one of Europe's top guns.
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12.04.2012

Pavlyuchenko, Bilyaletdinov and Arshavin failed to impress: Lovchev
Well-known Russian footballer blasts Roman Pavlyuchenko, Andrei Arshavin and Diniyar Bilyaletdinov in the aftermath of their Russian Premier League returns.
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11.04.2012

Pogrebnyak opens contract talks
Pavel Pogrebnyak has opened discussions with Fulham over whether or not he will stay at the club next season.
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13.03.2012

Family matters for Arshavin as on-loan Russian eyes Arsenal return
Andrey Arshavin wants to return to Arsenal after his loan spell with Zenit St Petersburg ends.
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13.03.2012

Anzhi eye yet another Premier League raid
Trinidadian Kenwyne Jones tops the list of players set to leave English Premier League side Stoke City this summer with Russian fat-cats Anzhi reportedly ready to pour in £5million.
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10.03.2012

Every Pog has its day
PAVEL POGREBNYAK has had five strikes in three games for Fulham - and every one has gone in.
The Russian hitman is taking the Premier League by storm with his amazing goalscoring form.
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28.02.2012

Advocaat praises Russian exodus from English Premier League
Dick Advocaat says that the return of Andrey Arshavin and several other Russian internationals from the English Premier League will help the national team do better at Euro 2012.
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27.02.2012

Russia's Pavlyuchenko relishing Denmark test
Russia forward Roman Pavlyuchenko is expecting a tough test on Wednesday when Dick Advocaat's men continue their UEFA EURO 2012 preparations with a friendly away against fellow hopefuls Denmark in Copenhagen.
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25.02.2012

Zenit take Arshavin on loan from Arsenal till summer
Arsenal and Zenit have agreed the terms of Andrey Arshavin's loan till the end of the season. The deal was officially announced two minutes before the end of the transfer window in Russia late on Friday.
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23.02.2012

Zenit working to negotiate Arshavin loan from Arsenal
Russian football champions Zenit St Petersburg have started talks with a view to taking Andrey Arshavin on loan from English Premier League side Arsenal.
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18.02.2012

Striking Impact
Fulham and Republic of Ireland international defender Stephen Kelly believes deadline day signing Pavel Pogrebnyak has all the attributes to become a force to be reckoned with in the Barclays Premier League.
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12.02.2012

Fulham unearth gem as Pogrebnyak sinks StokeHe wears bright lime-and-orange boots but Fulham's newest signing may end up standing out for his goals and not just his footwear. Pavel Pogrebnyak is not easy to say, but if he produces more strikes such as the one that set the Cottagers on their way to victory over Stoke yesterday, then everyone will get enough practice in pronouncing it.
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04.02.2012

Russia's football boss aims to win Euro 2012 and 2018 World Cup
The president of Russia's Football Union, Sergey Fursenko, has promised to make the country a footballing superpower fit to lift both Euro 2012 and 2018 World Cup.
'Our main goal is winning the 2018 World Cup, but we approach this task step by step,' Fursenko stressed. 'The immediate goal is victory at Euro 2012. Over the years we have to become a European footballing superpower.'
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31.01.2012

Pogrebnyak: Fulham Say I Must Bulk Up Like a Beast
Pavel Pogrebnyak has been warned by Fulham he will have to "bulk up like a beast" to be a hit in the English Premier League, he told Russian media on Tuesday.
The Russia international, 28, currently plays for Bundesliga side Vfb Stuttgart but is on the brink of a move to Craven Cottage after his agent Oleg Artemov told RIA Novosti that the lofty striker had passed a medical. The transfer window closes at midnight.
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31.01.2012

Arshavin in talks with Anzhi Makhachkala as Russians look to take unsettled star home
Andrey Arshavin is in preliminary talks with Russian heavyweights Anzhi Makhachkala.
The mega-rich club are putting together a money-is-no object move to land the unsettled Gunners playmaker.
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31.01.2012

Roman Pavlyuchenko's agent denies rumours of bust up between the striker and Tottenham coach Kevin Bond
The Russian's representative insists there is no conflict between his client and the Spurs staff and claims talks are on-going with Daniel Levy to determine the forward's future.
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26.01.2012

Russian Player Tweets Farewell to Everton
Everton Football Club Midfielder and Russian national player Diniyar Bilyaletdinov, who is to sign a contract with Moscow's Spartak soon, said goodbye to his English team on Twitter.
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20.01.2012

Andrey Arshavin will not be sold in January window, says Arsene Wenger
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has revealed he has no plans to sell forward Andrey Arshavin in the January transfer window, and is confident the 'efficient' Russian can deliver the goods while the club bid to get their injured players fit.
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20.01.2012

Russia 2018 plans ahead of Brazil 2014 - Blatter
Russia is already better prepared to host the 2018 World Cup than Brazil, which will stage the 32-team soccer extravaganza in 2014, FIFA president Sepp Blatter said on Friday.
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20.01.2012

UEFA's Platini wishes Russia victory at Euro 2012
UEFA boss Michel Platini and FIFA head Sepp Blatter have arrived in St Petersburg to take part in the opening of the CIS Cup, and to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Russian Football Union.
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18.01.2012

Russia opens New Year at lucky 13 in FIFA rankings
Despite booking a spot at the Euro 2012 and topping their qualifying group in the process, Russia have slipped down a place in the latest FIFA World rankings, published on Wednesday.
Dick Advocaat's charges are now in 13th, giving way to Chile. The Dutchman will probably not care too much though, as long as the Euro 2008 semi-finalists give a similar showing this summer in Ukraine and Poland.
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13.01.2012

Wenger - Arshavin still an efficient player
Andrey Arshavin is still an efficient player for Arsenal, according to Arsene Wenger.
The Russian star put in a solid shift against Leeds United in the FA Cup on Monday night, despite failing to get on the scoresheet.
Wenger believes that Arshavin's natural tendency to try and find the killer ball can affect his passing statistics but he insists that the 30-year-old is still delivering.
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08.01.2012

Agent: Spurs are pricing Pavlyuchenko out of a move
Roman Pavlyuchenko's agent says Tottenham are pricing his client out of a move away from the club.
The Russian is thought to have been unhappy at White Hart Lane for some time, as he has struggled to get first team football under boss Harry Redknapp.
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