Pittsburgh Penguins Sergei Gonchar (55) of Russia, plays against the Montreal Canadiens' in the NHL Hockey game in Pittsburgh, Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2009. (AP...

LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 29: Nikolay Davydenko of Russia serves the ball during the men's singles final match against Juan Martin Del Potro of Argentina...

Nikolay Davydenko of Russia celebrates after beating Roger Federer of Switzerland 6-2 4-6 7-5 in a singles semi...

Vanni has three KTM's — two in Italy and one that stays in Russia. To keep the bikes identical, he had three custom plastic and graphic kits created, which all boast...

...in London, England (Photo by Clive Brunskill/Getty Images) 2- : LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 27: Nikolay Davydenko of Russia returns the ball during the men's singles round robin match against Robin Soderling of Sweden during...

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Russia's Igor Denisov (L) vies with Slovenia's Robert Koren during their World Cup 2010 qualifying play...

...Semshov looks on during their World Cup qualifying group 4 soccer match at Luzhniki stadium in Moscow, Russia, Saturday, Oct. 10, 2009. Germany won 1-0. (AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev

Richard Caborn believes Russia are England's main rivals to host the 2019 World Cup

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MOSCOW, RUSSIA - NOVEMBER 21: (FRANCE OUT) Frida Hansdotter of Sweden during the FIS Alpine Ski Champions Cup Parallel Slalom...

Russian players look dejected after going out of the World Cup

Slovenia's Zlatko Dedic scores against Russia

Slovenia's players celebrate their goal against Russia

Andrei Arshavin is Russia's leading player

Russia's Diniyar Bilyaletdinov scores against Slovenia's goalkeeper Samir Handanovic