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January 29th, 2009

Daniel Carvalho’s return to CSKA Moscow

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Returning to CSKA Moscow after a six month loan to Internacional Daniel Carvalho told uefa.com that he is motivated to excel with the Russian powerhouse:
“I’d been in Russia for quite a long time and was losing motivation.
“Besides, my son had been born back in Brazil, so I needed to change my surroundings and spend some [...]

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January 28th, 2009

Guus Hiddink names squad for training camp

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Well ahead of Russia’s March 28 encounter Azerbaijan in Moscow, Guus Hiddink has named his squad for February’s training camp in Turkey. Yevgeny Savin can look ahead to the match for his first cap and he is Krylia Sovetov’s lone addition to the squad while Sergey Semak of Rubin Kazan is the senior man with [...]

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January 27th, 2009

Saturn Moscows Leonid Kovel

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Leonid Kovel of Saturn Moscow is one Footballs intriguing young talents. A talented young striker with an eye towards the goal but always exuding a “team first” approach, he is ready to break through in Russia after joining last year from Karpaty Lviv of the Ukrainian Premier League. The Belarus international spoke of the upcoming [...]

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January 27th, 2009

Andrei Arshavin move to Zenit takes another turn

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With the clubs announcing yesterday that they are in agreement of the transfer price that would send Zenit Saint Petersburg’s Andrei Arshavin to the Arsenal of the English Premier League, the deal should should be nearing completion. However in another chapter of the ongoing saga, the salary demands of the Russian international are apparently slowing [...]

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January 26th, 2009

Andrei Arshavin to join Arsensal: Zenit agrees to fee

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The deal everyone has been waiting on appears to be done as Zenit Saint Petersburg have announced that they have agreed to a £15m fee to send Andrei Arshavin to Arsensal of the English Premier League. As per Zenit:
“The clubs have reached an agreement in principle on terms that both sides feel reflect the market [...]

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January 21st, 2009

Zenit Saint Petersburg gets back to work!

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Zenit Saint Petersburg returned to training camp Monday in Dubai, looking fit and ready to go. The club is going through full training sessions, twice per day as they lead up to the UEFA Cup match against VfB Stuttgart in February. The first friendly is scheduled for Saturday against the tenacious Uzbekistan national team, featuring [...]

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January 21st, 2009

Arsenal’s offer still fall short for Andrei Arshavin

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As Arsenal’s casual efforts to sign Andrei Arshavin fall one-third behind Zenit Saint Petersburg’s £18 valuation of the Russian international, it is becoming increasingly clear that suggestions that his arrival in North London were false. While it it not surprising given the ongoing saga of Mr. Arshavin, as of this writing no other clubs have [...]

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January 20th, 2009

Saturn Moscow training camp update

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With Jürgen Röber’s Saturn Moscow off in Turkey for training camp, the club is busy focusing on developing work threshold and slowly integrating technical work. After their first match, an inter-squad affair, the manager said:
“For this stage of pre-season trainings the guys played very well, especially the main squad. I have to say that youngsters [...]

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January 20th, 2009

Zico’s impact upon Vágner Love

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The signing of Zico for CSKA Moscow was not only brilliant for his abilities as a manager but will strengthen the already solid-ties that club has within the rich Football world of Brazil. For CSKA supporters this also brings together a stunning combination of Zico and sharp-shooter Vágner Love. The young goal-scorer spoke at length [...]

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January 20th, 2009

Peter Odemwingie looks for a move

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With the transfer window coming to a close within the next ten days, Lokomotiv Moscow striker Peter Odemwingie is keen on the move to the English Premier League. Speaking to Sovetsky Sport the Nigerian international said:
”Everybody advises me, even asks me, the people from the Federation, friends, fans – for a transfer to England. Clubs [...]

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