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Chechen leader apologises for outburst at referee
ESPN staff | March, 18 2013Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov has issued an apology after he lambasted the performance of a referee through a microphone.
Article | ConversationSpartak Moscow chief floating club on stock market
ESPN staff | March, 11 2013Spartak Moscow owner Leonid Fedun is set to float the club's shares on the stock market as part of his process of recouping some of the cash he has invested into the side since his arrival.
Article | ConversationWillian: I'll justify price tag at Anzhi
ESPN staff | February, 26 2013Anzhi Makhachkala striker Willian is confident he will produce performances worthy of the £30 million transfer fee the club paid Shakhtar Donetsk for his services in January.
Article | ConversationSpartak Moscow strike $40 million stadium deal
ESPN staff | February, 19 2013Spartak Moscow have sold the naming rights to their unfinished stadium to a local bank for more than $40 million.
Article | ConversationI'm not just here for the money, Hiddink says
Stephan Uersfeld, Germany Correspondent | February, 14 2013Guus Hiddink maintains he took charge of Anzhi Makhachkala for the project rather than the money and suggested he may remain at the club beyond this summer.
Article | ConversationZenit St Petersburg fan group hits out at media
ESPN staff | December, 19 2012The Zenit St Petersburg fan group responsible for a controversial 'manifesto' concerning black and gay players has insisted its message was misrepresented.
Article | ConversationSpalletti urges tolerance after Zenit fan letter
ESPN staff | December, 18 2012Zenit St Petersburg boss Luciano Spalletti says people involved with football must show "respect for other cultures" after fans of the club published a letter demanding that non-European players and "sexual minorities" be prohibited from playing for them.
Article | ConversationZenit fans' group: Don't sign black players
ESPN staff | December, 17 2012Zenit St Petersburg's largest supporters' group has called on the club not to buy black or gay players and urged it to maintain its "national identity".
Article | ConversationSneijder not in Anzhi's transfer plans
Adam Digby, Italy Correspondent | November, 28 2012Anzhi Makhachkala have denied claims they would make a move for Wesley Sneijder should the midfielder leave Inter Milan.
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