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The Russian team ultimately proved incapable of overcoming Slovenia in a two-game playoff for a berth to World Cup 2010 in South Africa, primarily due to the lack of inspiration in the game of its strike force headed by Arsenal star Andrei Arshavin (pictured

Despite a game in half-tones against Slovenia yesterday in his own admission, Russia skipper and Arsenal forward Andrei Arshavin (pictured in the center) still managed to slightly improve his overall FTBL score thanks to Russia’s overall victory.

Arsenal’s Russian International Andrei Arshavin (pictured) will probably be the focus of the attention of local fans when the Russians take on Slovenia Saturday in the first of two games for a berth to the next World Cup in South Africa. Arshavin, who

Arsenal’s Russian international Andrei Arshavin (pictured lower) climbed to the top 6 of the FTBL ranking of forwards in the English Premier League with a goal in the Gunners’ 4:1 clobbering of lowly Wolverhampton Wanderers yesterday.

Will Arsenal forward Andrei Arshavin (pictured with the ball), Russia’s most successful football player at the European level in recent memory, be given enough playtime by coach Arsene Wenger when the Gunners travel to AZ Alkmaar for a Champions League