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November 28th, 2008

Miodrag Božović to lead FC Moscow

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In a surprise move, Miodrag Božović, who lead Amkar Perm to a four place finish and a spot in the new UEFA Europa League, has left the club to head-up FC Moscow next year. After suffering through a disappointing ninth-place finish the Citizens fired manager Oleh Blokhin with their firm target being Mr. Božović. The [...]

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November 27th, 2008

Spartak Moscow edges Dinamo Zagreb 1-0

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Spartak Moscow edged Croatian powerhouse Dinamo Zagreb 1-0 at Maksimir Stadium with Russian international Ivan Saenko providing the winning strike at the seventy-fifth minute from the edge of the area. The match was extremely tight with near perfect defending and very few scoring opportunities. With the victory for Michael Laudrup’s side leaps to third place [...]

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November 27th, 2008

CSKA Moscow triumphs over hearty Lech Poznań

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CSKA Moscow advances to the next round on the UEFA Cup with a hard-fought 2-1 victory over visiting Polish giant Lech Poznań. The Polish side showed tremendous resolve in fighting back after falling 2-0 but could not overcome Valery Gazzaev’s CSKA, which is looking more and more like a team of destiny.
In their final match [...]

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November 27th, 2008

Spartak Moscow v Dinamo Zagreb match preview

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Without hesitation once the UEFA Cup draw was completed, this was one of the highlight matches that are a “must-see.” After defeating N.E.C. Nijmegen 3-2, Dinamo Zagreb fell to London’s Tottenham 4-0 but will look to return to glory this evening against Spartak Moscow. No match at Maksimir in Zagreb can be taken for granted [...]

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November 27th, 2008

Lech Poznań v CSKA Moscow UEFA Cup

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Poland’s Lech Poznań travel to Luzhniki Stadium to face CSKA Moscow in a UEFA Cup later today that could see Koni’s hopes for advancing to the next stage secured.
After guaranteeing a Champions League spot for next season Valery Gazzaev’s forces are gearing up for a major run at continuing Russia’s hold on the UEFA [...]

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November 25th, 2008

Zenit Saint Petersburg falls short to Juventus

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Zenit Saint Petersburg’s dreams of advancing to the Champions League knockout stage came crashing down as they played to a scoreless draw against Serie A giants Juventus. With their typical brilliant fan support as the backdrop of Petrovsky Stadium, Zenit played a superb attacking match but with each advance Juventus’ defensive play were the perfect [...]

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November 25th, 2008

Nikola Drinčić’ career in jeopardy

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After having a tremendous season for Amkar Perm, twenty-four year old midfielder Nikola Drinčić is facing an extremely long lay-off with a serious knee injury. The extent of the injury is so serious that the Montenegro international is best served not to play next year and probably will not be one-hundred per-cent to the mid-point [...]

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November 25th, 2008

Zenit – Juventus match likely to go-ahead

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UEFA spokesman William Gaillard has just released that he expect the Zenit Saint Petersburg – Juventus Champions League match to go-ahead. He however affirmed that the final decision is up to Russian officials stating, “Their say is final on events in their country” and added “obviously we’re monitoring the situation and we’re in close contact [...]

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November 25th, 2008

expecting Zenit – Juventus to be called off

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I will update this as soon as an announcement is made but a bomb explosion by the Zenit training facility has went off at 8:55am (local time), killing three and seriously injuring another. The bomb is believed to have come from a hand grenade but the investigation is underway.
I will update when further information [...]

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November 24th, 2008

Zenit must go for broke

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The Petrovsky faithful welcome Serie A giants Juvenus tomorrow in a critical “must win” Champions League match for Zenit Saint Petersburg. With only four points in four matches, two points behind Real Madrid and six behind Juventus, Zenit must win if they are to advance.
In the opening match against in Torino, Zenit put [...]

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