Andrey Arshavin: press is destroying England
team's hopes of World Cup
Andrey Arshavin is a surprisingly versatile chap. On Tuesday he
was running rings around opposition defenders at the Emirates Stadium
en route to a 5-0 thrashing of Porto, on Wednesday he accompanied
his wife to the Royal Opera House to watch Kenneth MacMillan's Romeo
and Juliet and on Thursday he turned his hand to table tennis, basketball,
hockey and judo as part of the Arsenal in the Community programme. [more]
13.03.2010
Hiddink may coach Ivory Coast at World
Cup
Guus Hiddink will coach the Ivory Coast at the World Cup providing
he can break his contract with Russia which expires in July, his
agent said yesterday.
Cees van Nieuwenhuizen confirmed that Hiddink has signed a deal
with the African side, adding he was ready to come to Moscow to
cancel Hiddink's contract with the Russian Football Union (RFU). [more]
12.03.2010
Andrei Arshavin asked if rain is angel's
tears in grilling by crazy fans Arsenal striker Andrei Arshavin probably
gets asked some pretty strange things in interviews - but few can
possibly compare to the latest Q&A on his website.
In one of the most bizarre interviews ever conducted, Russian fans
of the former Zenit St Petersburg striker were invited to submit
questions for their hero. [more]
12.03.2010
Hiddink contract wrangle for Ivory Coast
job
Guus Hiddink will coach the Ivory Coast at the World Cup providing
he can break his contract with Russia which expires in July, his
agent said on Friday.
Cees van Nieuwenhuizen confirmed that Hiddink has signed a deal
with the African side, adding he was ready to come to Moscow to
cancel Hiddink's contract with the Russian Football Union (RFU). [more]
12.03.2010
RUBIN HELD TO DRAW BY WOLFSBURG IN EUROPA
LEAGUE VfL Wolfsburg left Rubin Kazan with an
important 1-1 in the opening leg of their round of sixteen Europa
League match at Central Stadium, thanks to Zvjezdan Misimovic's
second-half strike.
With Sunday's contest against Lokomotiv Moscow looming in the horizon
as well as a number of key injury related absences, including Sergey
Semak, Rubin manager Kurban Berdyev, as he did so well last year,
juggled his line-up providing Alexandr Orekhov a berth in the starting
eleven. [more]
11.03.2010
KARPIN EYES THE COMING SEASON The head coach of Spartak Valeriy Karpin
spoke to Sport Express ahead of the start of the Russian Premier
League season-2010.
The general director of the Red-Whites became its head coach instead
of Michael Laudrup less than a year ago. it happened after the loss
to Dynamo 0:3 on 15 April. And it is against Dynamo they are starting
this season. [more]
10.03.2010
World Cup 2010: Report - Guus Hiddink
Named New Ivory Coast Coach The Dutch gaffer has reportedly agreed
terms with the Ivorian FA.
Experienced coach Guus Hiddink has agreed terms with the Ivorian
Football Association to coach Les Elephants during the World Cup,
according to a report from Dutch national broadcaster NOS. The report
claims that Hiddink has signed a two-month contract with Ivory Coast,
starting on May 15, 2010 and running until July 15. [more]
09.03.2010
Red-hot Spurs striker Roman Pavlyuchenko
keen to come home, claim Lokomotiv Moscow
Lokomotiv Moscow will again try to sign Roman Pavlyuchenko in the
summer. They claim Tottenham's in-form Russia striker is keen to
return home. [more]
09.03.2010
AKINFEEV BLAMES HIMSELF FOR THE LOSS IN
RUSSIAN SUPER CUP The captain of CSKA Igor Akinfeev apologized
to the team's supporters for the blunder in the TTK Russian Super
cup match held on Sunday.
"We had good moments in the match," said Akinfeev. "But
unfortunately everything was decided by the conceded goal that I
am fully to blame for." [more]
09.03.2010
RUBIN CLAIMS RUSSIAN SUPER CUP Rubin Kazan claimed its first Russian Super
Cup with a 1-0 defeat of CSKA Moscow at Luzhniki Stadium.
CSKA, who had looked so strong in early friendlies, were well contained
by Kurban Berdyev's side in the early stages of the match though
it was clear both sides were hesitant. [more]
08.03.2010
Arshavin jokes: Bendtner is saving his
goals for Porto
Arsenal midfielder Andrey Arshavin has joked on his personal website
that the profligacy in front of goal shown by teammate Nicklas Bendtner's
could prove 'fortunate' in the long run. [more]
06.03.2010
BEREZUTSKY EYES SUPER CUP CSKA central defender Vasiliy Berezutsky
is set to win the Russian Super Cup for the fifth time in his career.
"Super Cup is not Premier League gold medal or UEFA Cup",
Berezutsky told Sport Express. "Winning one more trophy is
pleasant, but nobody is going to say that it's necessary to do it
by all means". [more]
06.03.2010
SENNIKOV: WE NEED TO ACHIEVE TEAM-WORK Lokomotiv main veteran Dmitriy Sennikov
is likely to play on the right flank of his team's defence in the
first matches of Premier League campaign.
Last year Rashid Rakhimov decided to send Sennikov to reserves and
thought not to take him to the training camps, but player withstood
competition with youngsters and filled in the voids in defence during
the whole season. [more]
05.03.2010
BILYALETDINOV: HUNGARY PRODUCED GOOD IMPRESSION
ON US Everton midfielder Diniyar Bilyaletdinov
put an end of Guus Hiddink era in the Russian football, as his three
goals became the last goals of the national team under the Dutch
specialist.
After the friendly match against Hungary, where Russia snatched
1-1 draw, the author of the team's only goal Diniyar Bilyaletdinov
talked to Sport Express correspondent. [more]
05.03.2010
Russia offer England's Fabio Capello a
lucrative deal to move to Moscow
The Russian Football Union has made an approach to Fabio Capello
about leaving England after the World Cup in South Africa and taking
up a new and highly lucrative position as coach of their national
team. [more]
05.03.2010
Hiddink bids farewell to Russia After a 1-1 friendly draw with Hungary
brought the curtain down on Guus Hiddink's reign as Russia coach,
UEFA.com rounds up the reaction to his departure and reviews his
four-year tenure.
When Guus Hiddink was appointed Russia coach on 14 April 2006, he
took over a team that had been pipped to the FIFA World Cup qualifying
play-offs by unfancied Slovakia. [more]
04.03.2010
HIDDINK ERA ENDS WITH DRAW TO HUNGARY Guus Hiddink's "farewell match"
as Russia manager ended in a modest 1-1 draw with Hungary, in a
friendly at Puskas Ferenc Stadion in Budapest.
Mr Hiddink, who was handed the managerial reigns of Russia in April
2006, has led a remarkable turnaround that culminated in a semi-final
berth in the Euro 2008. [more]
03.03.2010
ARSHAVIN: HIDDINK - MY FATHER The era of Guus Hiddink in the Russian
national team is drawing to the end and Sport Express decided to
sum up the results with the captain of the squad Andrey Arshavin..
"When I was flying to Moscow I had no feeling that the match
against Hungary is to be the farewell with Hiddink," said the
forward of Arsenal. [more]
02.03.2010
PAVLYUCHENKO: WE ARE AT HIDDINK'S FAREWELL Yesterday the Russian football national
team got together for the first time after Maribor to prepare for
the friendly against Hungary. The forward of Tottenham Roman Pavlyuchenko
who scored five goals in the last three matches arrived in high
spirits.
"Everything changes very quickly," said the forward. "When
you enter the field and more over when you score the things get
sorted out fast." [more]
02.03.2010
SEMAK: HIDDINK HAS RIGHT TO GO TO WORLD
CUP The midfielder and captain of Rubin Sergey
Semak is not going to shed tears parting with Guus Hiddink.
"I think that every match is important for the national team
even the one that plays no part," said Semak. [more]
02.03.2010
KOLODIN TO SUPPORT HIDDINK IN THE FUTURE The defender of Dynamo and the Russian
national team Denis Kolodin eyed the coming friendly match against
Hungary.
"It was very hard to fly from Spain here," said Kolodin.
"And I feel tired. But the mood before the match is very good.
I think it is possible to get ready for one particular game." [more]
01.03.2010
Pav challenge can fire Spurs to Champions
League Tottenham Hotspur - Harry Redknapp pins
hopes on Roman Pavlyuchenko
Harry Redknapp has challenged Roman Pavlyuchenko to carry on scoring
to help ensure an injury crisis at White Hart Lane does not derail
Tottenham's Champions League hopes. [more]
RUSSIAN
TEAM '2010 
