Zhirkov voted Russia's player of year

CSKA Moscow winger Yuri Zhirkov has been voted Russia's Player of the Year for the first time in a nationwide poll conducted by the country's Football Association. The 25-year-old beat Zenit St......

Magical Messi fires Barca past Arsenal

Lionel Messi netted a brilliant first-half hat-trick and added a late fourth to fire holders Barcelona past Arsenal into the last four of the Champions League on Tuesday. If it was Barca's team......

CL: CSKA Moscow spring Sevilla surprise

CSKA Moscow upset Sevilla 2-1 on Tuesday to send the Russian team into the Champions League quarter-finals for the first time in 17 years. A well-struck Keisuke Honda free kick ended Sevilla's......

CL: Sevilla hold CSKA 1-1 in Moscow

Sevilla are favourites to progress to the quarter-finals of the Champions League after holding CSKA Moscow to a 1-1 draw in the first leg of their last-16 clash on Wednesday. Alvaro Negredo put the......

Bilyaletdinov gives Russia 2-1 win over Slovenia

A double by Diniyar Bilyaletdinov gave Russia a 2-1 win over Slovenia in the first leg of their World Cup playoff on Saturday. But substitute Nejc Pecnik grabbed what could prove a crucial away......