Argentina edge Russia in friendly thriller

Sergio Aguero and Lisandro Lopez scored two quick goals either side of the interval to help Argentina beat Russia 3-2 in an entertaining friendly in Moscow on Wednesday. After a slow start, the......

Faltering Spain run into in-form Russia

Spain hammered Russia 4-1 in the group stage of Euro 2008 but it should be a very different game when they meet again in Thursday's semi-final after the latter's fortunes were transformed by the......

Russia into semis after 3-1 win over Dutch

Russia grabbed an unexpected place in the Euro 2008 semi-finals with a thoroughly deserved 3-1 extra-time win over Netherlands on Saturday. Images from the match| Earlier pics Goals from......

Russia squad

Russia squad penpix for Euro 2008: Igor Akinfeyev (CSKA Moscow). Goalkeeper. Born 8.4.86. Caps 18. Goals 0. Returned as Russia's number one keeper having missed most of last year after tearing knee......

Hiddink upbeat despite 0-0 draw

Russia made a slow start to their Euro 2008 qualifying campaign under new manager Guus Hiddink on Wednesday, drawing 0-0 at home with Croatia in their Group E opener.In their first official match......