Chelsea striker Andriy Shevchenko’s management company has played down the significance of an invitation from AC Milan for the Ukrainian to attend Wednesday’s Champions League final in Athens as their guest.
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May 25, 2007Russia’s number one goalkeeper Igor Akinfeyev will be out of action for months after tearing knee ligaments in CSKA Moscow’s premier league match at Rostov.
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May 8, 2007Unidentified assailants gunned down a customer at one of the popular PirO.G.I. cafes in central Moscow in what police said was likely an ordinary argument that turned deadly, The Moscow Times reported on Wednesday, May 2.
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May 2, 2007Roman Abramovich, Russia’s richest man, divorced his wife Irina, former air stewardess, his spokesman confirmed today. The couple agreed on a financial settlement and arrangements regarding their five children.
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March 14, 2007A Dutch court handed Guus Hiddink a six-month suspended sentence and fined him 45,000 euros ($59,270) on Tuesday after finding him guilty of tax fraud, the Reuters news agency reports.
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February 27, 2007Big-spending Chelsea will cut down on buying players in future years, according to billionaire owner Roman Abramovich.
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December 25, 2006
Billionaire Roman Abramovich, Russia’s richest man and owner of the English soccer club Chelsea, tendered his resignation as a regional governor on Wednesday, his spokesman said.
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December 21, 2006Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich is petrified he could be the next victim of Russian poisoners, The People.co.uk website reported Sunday.
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December 11, 2006
Chelsea striker Andrei Shevchenko has given a strong hint he may leave the English champions, saying his style of play does not suit manager Jose Mourinho, the AFP news agency reports.
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December 8, 2006
Russian media have hailed Spartak Moscow after they finally snapped a record 22-match winless streak in the Champions League by beating Sporting 3-1 in their final Group B match on Tuesday, REUTERS reports.
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December 6, 2006
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