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Zenit St Petersburg maintained their six-point lead at the top of the Russian Premier Liga after beating Tomsk 2-0.

FIFA President Sepp Blatter has told England's 2018 bid team that it would be "easy" for them to host the World Cup, but warned that Russia is a strong opponent.

CSKA Moscow goalkeeper Igor Akinfeev has revealed he is eager to move to the Premier League, with Russia team-mate Andrei Arshavin trying to persuade him to move to Emirates Stadium.

Wolfsburg have confirmed Obafemi Martins is set to leave the club for Russian side Rubin Kazan.

Guus Hiddink has rejected an offer to take charge of Inter Milan next season, according to his agent.

FIFA will not continue to investigate controversial comments made by Lord Triesman after deciding that there is "no indication that there is any basis to the allegations" that Spain and Russia were attempting to collude to bribe referees at the 2010 World Cup.

UEFA president Michel Platini has offered his support to ousted FA chief Lord Triesman and expects England's 2018 World Cup bid to recover from the controversy his bribery allegations have caused.

Dick Advocaat has revealed he is likely to quit as coach of Belgium as he believes Russia have a much better chance of qualifying for the 2012 European Championships.

Ivory Coast have approached Guus Hiddink about taking charge of the side for this summer's World Cup but Sven-Goran Eriksson has ruled himself out of the running.

Guus Hiddink has agreed a two-year deal to become the new coach of Turkey when his current deal with Russia expires this summer.

Russia boss Guus Hiddink has confirmed he will leave the position when his contract expires in the summer.

Republic of Ireland boss Giovanni Trapattoni would be interested in becoming the new Nigeria boss, according to his representative.

The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has claimed Guus Hiddink is interested in taking charge of the national side.

The agent of Russia boss Guus Hiddink has claimed that he has spoken with four clubs and five national sides about the Dutchman's future.

Fernando Torres believes Liverpool need a "much, much more complete squad" and has told the club's owners they have to invest to rescue the team.

Rubin Kazan defender Cristian Ansaldi says that he knows nothing of reports that have been linking him with a move to Manchester City.